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Democratic lawmaker brings lawsuit challenging move to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center
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A new lawsuit filed in Washington, DC’s federal court Monday challenges the Kennedy Center board of trustees’ move to add President Donald Trump’s name to the cultural institution.
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A new lawsuit filed in Washington, DC’s federal court Monday challenges the Kennedy Center board of trustees’ move to add President Donald Trump’s name to the cultural institution.
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) says a recent vote by the Center's Board of Trustees to add President Trump's name exceeded the authority given to the board by Congress.
Representative Joyce Beatty argued that without an act of Congress, the Kennedy Center’s board does not have the power to add the sitting president’s name to the institution.
The suit filed by Beatty, who serves as an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees, alleges the name change is illegal, as Congress has not approved it.
A Democratic congresswoman sued the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees Monday to stop it from adding the president’s name to the institution, arguing that only Congress has the power to do so.
