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District of Columbia and Virginia sue to block Trump’s triumphal arch plans
The monument has sparked fierce opposition from local governments fearing disruption to traffic and historic views.
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The District of Columbia (DC) and the state of Virginia have filed a joint lawsuit to halt the construction of a large triumphal arch sought by United States President Donald Trump.
Filed on Saturday, the lawsuit denounces the project as “flagrantly unlawful” and “legally indefensible”.
Otherwise, the lawsuit warns, Trump could claim that pausing construction already under way would pose a national security risk, as he has done with other controversial projects in the past.
Construction on the arch would also result in significant traffic changes in the area, including rerouting traffic to nearby roads.