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42. Scathing new motion from DOJ leaders explicitly calls on federal court to dismiss ballroom lawsuit

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Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:56 AM

Apr 28

Most lawyers would be very embarrassed to file this type of motion. Blanche and company are catering to trump and trump's desire for his stupid ballroom.

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Whoa. Scathing new motion from DOJ leaders — including Todd Blanche — explicitly calls on federal court to dismiss ballroom lawsuit.

Insults the National Trust — "they suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, commonly referred to as TDS."

Reads like Trump wrote it.

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Justice Department Calls to Drop Ballroom Suit After Gala Attack [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Apr 26 OP

Bullshit! bluestarone Apr 26 #1

B.S. is right..... Carry on with the lawsuits !!!! Rebuild the East Wing !!! Trueblue1968 Apr 26 #29

So, the President's life is at risk if he doesn't have a ballroom? WTAF? This is some cray cray shite they are throwing. wcmagumba Apr 26 #2

Didn't he have a threat at his golf course? Attilatheblond Apr 26 #23

Here is the letter referenced in the OP LetMyPeopleVote Apr 26 #3

Eating Raoul Akakoji Apr 26 #20

the argument sounds reasonable until..... RussBLib Apr 26 #4

How secure is Mar-A-Lago? It's so secure ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 26 #5

...and just about anyone can join for, what is it now, $100k? RussBLib Apr 26 #8

For even less, an armed stalker can hang out on his nearby golf course Attilatheblond Apr 26 #24

Ridiculous JBTaurus83 Apr 26 #6

Now that he's afraid to go outdoors or into any venue not his own... greatauntoftriplets Apr 26 #7

Fuck you, Blanche. An ugly ballroom would NOT have prevented what happened. SunSeeker Apr 26 #9

Kick dalton99a Apr 26 #10

HA!!! My dead dog could have predicted this! BigmanPigman Apr 26 #11

Didn't Trump want the 'show' to go on? mzmolly Apr 26 #12

in the meantime, schoolkids enduring school shootings get THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS Skittles Apr 26 #16

So *THAT'S* why it was staged !! LIHOP writhes again !! nt eppur_se_muova Apr 26 #13

We supposed to believe that fat fuck would be out cutting a rug in that ballroom? Bengus81 Apr 26 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 27 #34

Remember...Trump NEVER went to a CD in his first four years,now he wants to go to two Bengus81 Apr 26 #15

He's moving on us "like a bitch" 0rganism Apr 26 #17

Well, there's a non-sequitur KT2000 Apr 26 #18

No Akakoji Apr 26 #19

Even if they start building the stupid thing tomorrow it won't be finished until he is out of office... wcmagumba Apr 26 #21

Gee, that sure was quick Nigrum Cattus Apr 26 #22

The ballroom that trump bulldozed was smaller, 70sEraVet Apr 26 #25

Shocking SheltieLover Apr 26 #26

What a load of crappy nonsense. Dave Bowman Apr 26 #27

He "demanded" that the group "voluntarily" dismiss the suit? Sounds like mob talk. William Seger Apr 26 #28

the simple solution is to only hold events that have proper security Historic NY Apr 26 #30

Trump's stupid ballroom, despite its massive height, is way too small for the WHC dinner anyway. SunSeeker Apr 27 #33

That's a great rebuttal. SomewhereInTheMiddle Apr 27 #36

Continued work on the bunker that was updated when Obama was President... Historic NY Apr 27 #38

Oh, please! Re DOJ. 😑🙄 electric_blue68 Apr 27 #31

Meritless bullshit Picaro Apr 27 #32

MS NOW's "The Weekend" co-host, Eugene Daniels, was on with Al Sharpton discussing this Rhiannon12866 Apr 27 #35

Didn't he also go to some wrestling event afterwards or recently? travelingthrulife Apr 27 #37

Group won't end its lawsuit to halt Trump's ballroom. LetMyPeopleVote Apr 27 #39

MaddowBlog-Trump's Justice Department joins ballroom lobbying campaign in an unusual way LetMyPeopleVote Apr 27 #40

National Trust says it won't drop suit against Trump's $400M White House ballroom after DOJ request LetMyPeopleVote Apr 27 #41

Scathing new motion from DOJ leaders explicitly calls on federal court to dismiss ballroom lawsuit LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #42