OMG!! HAHAHA… I *JUST* received the transcript of the hearing in the ballroom case; I’ll be writing it up later today (Notes from the Front members, you’ll recall it’s the one that I paid a bit over $300 so we could have it – these documents are *not* free to the public, and *not* cheap!), and you are going to LOVE it! Here’s a snippet that I wanted to share (Mr. Roth is one of the administration attorneys):
THE COURT: And your best effort to demonstrate to this Court that the Congress intended this to be used for a purpose of this size and proportion on an icon that’s a national institution is what? Is what?
MR. ROTH: Well, Your Honor, I think that I would point to the OLC opinion. Obviously, a pool is different.
THE COURT: The ’77 —
MR. ROTH: Yeah.
THE COURT: The Gerald Ford swimming pool? You
compare that to ripping down the East Wing and building a new East Wing? Come on.
MR. ROTH: I’m not comparing —
THE COURT: Be serious.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! 😂
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