Symbolic of President Donald Trump’s outrageous use of power is that he has — all on his own — ordered the destruction, now completed, of the East Wing of the White House, the American people’s house, of which he is just a tenant (“ Satellite images show before and after of demolition of White House East Wing ,” Oct. 23). This to build a huge grand ballroom that no doubt will welcome his multimillionaire friends and dignitaries from around the world.

It took regular citizens, the Voorhees family of Virginia, to file an emergency motion to stop the destruction, citing violations of federal preservation laws and lack of planning approvals, for Trump’s “beautiful ballroom” (the noisy sounds of the destruction crew being “music” to his ears). The defendants in the case are Trump in his of

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