{"id":2606659,"date":"2026-05-25T12:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-invokes-recent-white-house-shooting-for-ballroom-construction\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:44:30","slug":"doj-invokes-recent-white-house-shooting-for-ballroom-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-invokes-recent-white-house-shooting-for-ballroom-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ invokes recent White House shooting for ballroom construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-invokes-recent-white-house-shooting-for-ballroom-construction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606659&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Justice Department is arguing that a shooting outside the White House demonstrates why construction of the East Wing redevelopment-specifically a planned ballroom-should continue without interruption. In a Sunday court filing, the DOJ urged the judge to dissolve an injunction that currently stops the project, pointing to the recent attack after whistle-fire between the Secret Service and the suspect, who was killed and left a bystander injured.<\/p>\n<p>the filing also describes the ballroom\u2019s proposed security features, such as drone deterrence, heavily protected glass, ballistic and blast-resistant materials, missile-resistant structural elements, and other protective measures, saying detailed disclosure is necesary to maintain national security. It further claims the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-see-how-marxists-plan-to-destroy-america-look-at-their-war-on-virginias-history\/\" title=\"To See How Marxists Plan To Destroy America, Look At Their War On Virginia\u2019s History\">preservation group<\/a> challenging construction lacks legal standing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The legal fight has been ongoing: a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-blocks-transgender-bathroom-sign-law-in-tennessee\/\" title=\"... Blocks Transgender Bathroom Sign Law In Tennessee\">federal judge issued<\/a> the initial halt in March, and the D.C. Circuit has temporarily paused the injunction while considering the DOJ\u2019s appeal expected next month. Meanwhile, efforts in Congress to secure funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/does-grassleys-spending-bill-give-trump-1-billion-for-the-white-house-ballroom\/\" title=\"Does Grassley&#039;s spending bill give Trump  billion for the ...?\">security upgrades tied<\/a> to the ballroom have also faced resistance and stalled in the Senate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\">Justice Department<\/a> is invoking the shooting outside the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> over the weekend as to why redevelopment of the East Wing, including construction of a planned ballroom, should go forward uninterrupted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.287645\/gov.uscourts.dcd.287645.82.0.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.287645\/gov.uscourts.dcd.287645.82.0.pdf\">filed<\/a> a brief on Sunday to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/coaurts\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/coaurts\/\">U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia<\/a> in the lawsuit filed by a preservationist group aiming to stop construction of the White House ballroom. In its brief, the DOJ specifically cited the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580811\/white-house-lockdown-gunshots-heard-reporters\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580811\/white-house-lockdown-gunshots-heard-reporters\/\">Saturday shooting outside the executive mansion<\/a> as a reason the injunction barring construction of the ballroom should be dissolved. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4580034\/judge-dismisses-human-smuggling-charges-against-kilmar-abrego-garcia\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge dismisses human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4577267\/doj-florida-team-anti-trump-conspiracy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ bolsters South Florida team investigating alleged anti-Trump conspiracy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4578744\/botched-lethal-injection-tennessee-death-row\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Botched\u2019 lethal injection earns Tennessee death row inmate reprieve<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis second attack on the President this month underscores the critical need for top level, state of the art security at the White House, including the Ballroom, a knitted, unified, cohesive part of the East Wing Project, which is vital for National Security, and is being constructed to ensure that the President can perform his constitutional duties in a safe and heavily secured facility,\u201d the filing reads.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House complex was locked down after an exchange of gunfire between the Secret Service and the suspect, who officials said had mental health problems and a previous incident with the Secret Service last year. The suspect was killed in the gunfight, and a bystander was injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, a nominee of former President George W. Bush, issued an injunction in March halting construction of the ballroom. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has temporarily paused the injunction while it considers the DOJ\u2019s appeal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ\u2019s filing on Sunday asking Leon to lift his injunction details the security elements which are a part of the planned ballroom, including \u201cdrone deterrence, vantage points for rooftop snipers, bullet, ballistic, and blast proof glass, impenetrable steel, missile resistant columns, Military grade venting, and other protections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIndeed, the longer this frivolous litigation persists, the more our National Security will be jeopardized as the Government continues to be forced to justify\u2014through the divulgence of such security installations, layout, and other specifications of construction\u2014the necessity for a secure addition to the White House,\u201d the filing reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The filing concluded by noting recent threats to President Donald Trump, including the shooting at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner last month. It also claimed that the preservation group has no standing to sue over the East Wing project. After the shooting at the WHCA dinner, the DOJ <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4545521\/doj-rip-preservation-group-white-house-ballroom-lawsuit-tds\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4545521\/doj-rip-preservation-group-white-house-ballroom-lawsuit-tds\/\">scolded<\/a> the National Trust for Historic Preservation for refusing to drop its lawsuit aiming to halt construction of the ballroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580811\/white-house-lockdown-gunshots-heard-reporters\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4580811\">SUSPECT IN SHOOTING NEAR WHITE HOUSE IDENTIFIED AS 21-YEAR-OLD MALE: REPORT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is expected to consider the DOJ\u2019s appeal next month, marking the latest part of the monthslong legal saga over the ballroom. On Capitol Hill, the White House has had trouble getting the Senate on board with funding security upgrades tied to the ballroom project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House has unsuccessfully attempted to convince GOP senators to approve $1 billion in funding for security upgrades to the White House complex, including $220 million for security in and around the proposed ballroom, but the proposal was one of several issues that have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4578862\/gop-caps-turbulent-week-points-finger-white-house-bill-blunder\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4578862\/gop-caps-turbulent-week-points-finger-white-house-bill-blunder\/\">stalled the funding bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ cites weekend White House shooting to let East Wing work proceed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2606660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26099704252480.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65586,5919,7076,4300,32127],"class_list":["post-2606659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ballroom","tag-construction","tag-doj","tag-shooting","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26099704252480.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2606659"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606663,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606659\/revisions\/2606663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2606660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2606659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2606659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2606659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}