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Trump's DOJ torpedoes his Kennedy Center demolition threat in new court filing
Fencing is erected outside the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, a day after the Kennedy Center Board voted to close the center for repairs, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 16, 2026. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak
A Public Institution Held Hostage to a President’s Name
The Filing Undercuts the Threat
A Justice Department status report filed in federal court describes a Kennedy Center with serious safety problems: falling ceiling material, water near electrical equipment, debris on machinery, and concerns about theater rigging. Those facts support an emergency closure…
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