Event Dime
Trump Goons Tell Court He Can ‘Bulldoze’ Statue of Liberty
Arts & Culture
- When:
- June 5, 2026 · 7:52 PM
- Where:
- Bombshell Secret RFK Jr. Audio Recordings Unearthed
- Source:
- Bombshell Secret RFK Jr. Audio Recordings Unearthed
Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast President Donald Trump could tear down the Statue of Liberty if he wanted, a Justice Department lawyer argued Friday. Yaakov Roth, an attorney with the DOJ’s Civil Division, faced a two-hour grilling before a federal appeals court as he scrambled to defend Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom in a messy legal battle. Judge Patricia Millett, an Obama appointee, needled Roth on the destruction of the 123-year-old East Wing to make way for the president’s 90,