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Miles Archer

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Tue Oct 21, 2025, 08:34 PM Tuesday

HOLD ON A SECOND...the REASON for Trump's "Revenge Lawsuits" is...to pay for that f*cking BALLROOM? [View all]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hints-white-house-ballroom-will-be-funded-by-revenge-lawsuits/

Trump has suggested that a $230 million payment he is reportedly eyeing off as compensation for his past legal battles could be used to help fund his controversial White House ballroom.

As demolition continued on the East Wing of the White House on Tuesday, reports emerged that the president was demanding that his own Justice Department compensate him for the federal investigations he faced during Joe Biden’s presidency.

Asked during a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office to confirm those reports, Trump replied: “They probably owe me a lot of money, but if I get money from our country, I’ll probably do something nice with it, like give it to charity or give it to the White House while we restore the White House.

“As you know, the ballroom is under construction,” he added. “They’ve been trying to get it for 150 years, and I think it’s going to be fantastic. But we’ll see what happens.”
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