The U.S. Department of Justice contacted the attorneys representing the National Trust for Historic Preservation, urging them to drop their lawsuit against the White house ballroom renovation after an assassination attempt on President donald Trump occured saturday.<\/p>\n

The DOJ said a man later charged in the shooting-Cole Allen-opened fire during the White House Correspondents Dinner.In a letter, DOJ Civil Division assistant attorney general<\/a> Brett Shumate argued that the lawsuit \u201cputs the lives\u201d of the president, his family, and staff at grave risk, and demanded the case be voluntarily dismissed as \u201cenough is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

National Trust President and CEO Carol Quillen responded that the group will continue pursuing the lawsuit,saying construction is not endangering anyone and that the governance shoudl follow the law.The article also notes that the ballroom plan,approved by relevant commissions,is set to be funded privately,but a federal judge recently ruled<\/a> the president lacks authority to proceed without congressional approval-while a temporary stay has allowed limited construction to continue.<\/p>\n

The DOJ is seeking to end the lawsuit, while Trump and officials defending the project argue a larger, safer meeting space is necessary and cite the Saturday attack as evidence. <\/p>\n