Trump replaced architect James McCrery with Washington-based Shalom Baranes Associates to lead the $300-million White House ballroom project, demoting McCrery to consultant.

The new ballroom will span 90,000 square feet in the demolished East Wing, nearly twice the size of the main White House building.

Corporate donors including Amazon and Coinbase are funding the project, raising conflict-of-interest concerns for a president who regularly mixes business with governance.

President Trump has tapped a new architect to help plan his $300-million White House ballroom wing, assigning the former lead designer to a consultant role in the high-profile and controversial project.

Shalom Baranes Associates, a Washington-based architecture firm, will design the ballroom that will be built in plac

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