Donald Trump’s White House ballroom is being challenged in court by a preservation group accusing the president of overstepping his authority to fast-track the controversial project.

Weeks after Trump demolished the historic East Wing of the White House to make way for the $300 million ballroom, the National Trust Preservation Committee has filed the first major lawsuit attempting to halt further construction until a “legally mandated review process” can take place.

This would include a public comment period, giving Americans the chance to have a say in the future of the much-loved building.

“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever—not President Trump, not President Biden, not anyone else,” says the group’s complaint, which

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