Preservation group launches legal defense fund as it battles Trump over ballroom and other projects

The National Trust for Historic Preservation launched a $10 million legal defense fund to support its efforts to protect historic sites. The organization is currently working to block President Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom project. The fund will underwrite the group's ongoing legal work and preservation campaigns.
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which has been at the forefront of efforts to halt President Donald Trump’s massive White House ballroom project, is launching a new legal defense fund to help underwrite its work. The group on Wednesday announced a campaign aimed at raising $10 million “to protect and...
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