The Department of Justice argues that if President Donald Trump's name isn't on the Kennedy Center, donor money for renovations will dry up, leading to its closure.
Trump’s rebrand of the Kennedy Center accelerated the decline of the historic theater.
If the president can’t have it, no one can.
Government lawyers say the venue could be ‘taken down’ if the president can’t use his name on the building to raise money for construction
Justice Department lawyers argued that without President Donald Trump’s support for renovating the Kennedy Center the “decrepit” venue “cannot be saved.”
The performing arts center “cannot survive, either structurally or financially” without Trump’s help and proper credit, attorneys for his administration argued in a new court filing.
Department of Justice lawyers told a federal judge the venue 'cannot survive' without the US president's help.
The venue argues that donors will ‘flee’ and contributions will ‘dry up’ without Trump — but budget docs appear to show the opposite
A DOJ Civil Division attorney said that a failure to update the Kennedy Center structurally could lead to it being replaced by an outdoor amphitheater.
The Trump administration threatened in a court filing Monday to demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if it can't renovate it.
President Donald Trump's administration suggested Tuesday that the Kennedy Center in Washington could be demolished if courts block his plans to overhaul the performing arts…
The performing arts center “cannot survive, either structurally or financially” without Trump’s help and proper credit, attorneys for his administration argued in a new court…
The Trump administration said it may need to demolish the Kennedy Center if a plan to close the building for two years as part of a controversial renovation project pushed by…
The Justice Department argues the memorial faces a "financial and structural death spiral" without Trump’s help.
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)The Department of Justice suggested the Kennedy Center may need to be demolished if Donald Trump cannot put his name on the…