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WASHINGTON, Aug 14 — President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to \u200bcontinue construction of his $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court ruled the project lacked the necessary approval from Congress.The Trump administration asked the justices to keep the \u200cruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on hold while it prepares a full appeal to \u2060the Supreme Court.Justice Department lawyers, in their filing, \u200bechoed Trump's contention that the ballroom project is \u2060a security necessity. Citing numerous assassination attempts against Trump, lawyers described the project as "vitally required by \u200cnational security.""This case involves \u200can extraordinary and unlawful injunction that will halt the ongoing construction of the integrated \u2060military complex, including a totally secure ballroom space, at the \u2060East Wing of the White House, which is vitally required by national security," they wrote.The D.C. Circuit in a 2-1 ruling on August 7 upheld a lower-court judge's order directing the administration to halt above-ground construction."Whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help," the panel wrote.The appeals court \u200chad paused its order from taking effect for 14 days to \u200ballow the Trump administration to challenge it at the Supreme Court.The National Trust for Historic Preservation brought the case last year after the administration tore down the East Wing and began building a 90,000-square-foot (8,360-square-meter) ballroom without seeking authorization from Congress.The National Trust did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Trump has said the ballroom project is a security necessity, and referred to the structure as a "military center" in a post on Truth Social earlier this month. He \u200bcalled the D.C. Circuit's decision "horrendous" and politically motivated and said it left him, other White House officials and visitors exposed \u200cto attack."This unjust \u200cdecision must be \u2060overturned by the Supreme Court in its entirety," Trump wrote. He said the ballroom plan includes bomb shelters, medical facilities, shielding from drones and missiles and other security features that are "all tied together as one big, expensive, and very complex unit."The D.C. Circuit's opinion said national security arguments "are not an
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