President Donald Trump packed the commission that will need to sign off on his massive White House ballroom addition with close allies with little to no public planning experience.

Despite tearing down the East Wing, the White House has not submitted blueprints to the National Capital Planning Commission, which by law must approve construction for most federal buildings.

Some commissioners worry that once the committee–which is closed during the government shutdown—finally reviews the project, it will be greenlit without any public debate about the project design or historic preservation aspects, The Washington Post reported.

That’s partly because most of the members are Trump appointees and congressional allies who are well aware of Trump’s record of punishing people who challenge h

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