Judge orders Trump administration to explain tarp obscuring Kennedy Center

White House must report by 31 July on purpose of tarp installed while Trump’s name was stripped from building A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Donald ⁠Trump ’s administration to explain why it placed a tarp over the Kennedy Center’s facade ⁠after the Republican leader’s ⁠name was removed from the building under a court order. US district judge Christopher Cooper said the administration ⁠must report by 31 July “the purpose and status of the tarp and scaffolding” now in place at ⁠the building. The tarp was installed as workers stripped Trump’s name in a predawn ‌operation this month ‌following an order from Cooper that the Trump administration unlawfully added ‌his name to the facade in December. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Judge orders Trump administration to explain tarp obscuring Kennedy Center, White House must report by 31 July on purpose of tarp installed while Trump’s name was stripped from building A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Donald ⁠Trump ’s administration to explain why it placed a tarp over the Kennedy Center’s facade ⁠after the Republican leader’s ⁠name was removed from the building under a court order. US district judge Christopher Cooper said the administration ⁠must report by 31 July “the purpose and status of the tarp and scaffolding” now in place at ⁠the building. The tarp was installed as workers stripped Trump’s name in a predawn ‌operation this month ‌following an order from Cooper that the Trump administration unlawfully added ‌his name to the facade in December. Continue reading…

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