WASHINGTON >> The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a federal lawsuit today to block President Donald Trump’s construction of a large new ballroom on White House grounds, arguing that he violated at least four laws in bypassing any review process.

The lawsuit seeks to force Trump to submit his plans for a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom to several bodies and Congress for public review and input before he can further proceed on the project. The White House’s East Wing has been demolished to make way for the ballroom, and Trump has said work is audible through the night.

“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, not President Biden, and not anyone else,” the suit states. “And no president is l

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