Federal Judge Issues TRO Blocking Construction of Trump’s Arch

Late yesterday, President Trump got a taste of life as a lame duck whose party has just been electorally walloped and who will soon face a hostile Congress. To the extent his pet projects need congressional approval, they are dead; and the federal courts are geared to say they require congressional approval.

, an Obama appointee who sits on the federal district court in Washington, D.C. (and presided over the Biden Justice Department’s derailed attempt to prosecute Trump over his ), has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the administration from beginning construction of a commemorative arch — alternately referred to as the “Independence Arch” and the “Triumphal Arch.” It is envisioned by the president as a mammoth structure that, at 250 feet in height, would be more than twice the height of the nearby Lincoln Memorial, and would tower over the entrance gates of Arlington National Cemetery.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Late yesterday, President Trump got a taste of life as a lame duck whose party has just been electorally walloped and who will soon face a hostile Congress. To the extent his pet projects need congressional approval, they are dead; and the federal courts are geared to say they require congressional approval.

, an Obama appointee who sits on the federal district court in Washington, D.C. (and presided over the Biden Justice Department’s derailed attempt to prosecute Trump over his ), has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the administration from beginning construction of a commemorative arch — alternately referred to as the “Independence Arch” and the “Triumphal Arch.” It is envisioned by the president as a mammoth structure that, at 250 feet in height, would be more than twice the height of the nearby Lincoln Memorial, and would tower over the entrance gates of Arlington National Cemetery.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.