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DOJ Pushes to End White House Ballroom Pause, Trump-style

4/30/2026

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Trump Style Filing

The filing copied President Donald Trump’s Truth Social style, praising him as a “real-estate developer” and calling the suit “frivolous.”
The Justice Department asked Judge Richard J. Leon to lift the pause on the White House ballroom project.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the filing, which was drafted by Stanley Woodward Jr.
The filing came after an appeals court stayed Judge Leon’s ruling ahead of June arguments.

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Judge Blocks DOJ

An Arizona federal judge blocked the Justice Department from accessing voter rolls, a rare defeat for President Donald Trump’s administration.
U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich dismissed the DOJ lawsuit, ruling voter rolls are not subject to Attorney General requests.
Arizona Attorney General Adrian Fontes called the ruling a win for voter privacy.
Chief Judge John McConnell kept Charles Calenda in charge, declining to name a U.S. attorney.

Blindspot

Blindspot

Left coverage emphasized the filing’s Trump-flattering language and that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the motion, details absent from Right coverage.
Left coverage also highlighted the request to lift the pause on the White House ballroom project, an angle not mentioned in the Right summary.

History

Historical Context

On July 24 1974 the Supreme Court issued an 8-0 ruling in United States v. Nixon, written by Chief Justice Warren Burger, that the president cannot invoke absolute executive privilege. That precedent guided later disputes, including the 2024 DOJ brief urging Judge Richard J. Leon to lift a White House pause for former President Donald Trump. Both episodes show courts curbing presidential power.

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Trump Style Filing

The filing copied President Donald Trump’s Truth Social style, praising him as a “real-estate developer” and calling the suit “frivolous.”
The Justice Department asked Judge Richard J. Leon to lift the pause on the White House ballroom project.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the filing, which was drafted by Stanley Woodward Jr.
The filing came after an appeals court stayed Judge Leon’s ruling ahead of June arguments.

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