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Photo of Trump shows refers to Kennedy Center demolition

Beatty’s lawyers submitted the photograph as evidence in her challenge to the Kennedy Center’s closure and transformation.

Photo of Trump shows refers to Kennedy Center demolition
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A photograph of Donald Trump examining a printout with a partly visible heading about Kennedy Center demolition became new evidence in Rep. Joyce Beatty’s legal challenge over the center’s future. The image does not establish what the document proposed or whether demolition is being considered.

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Representative and Kennedy Center trustee challenging Trump’s changes to the institution in court

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President whose remarks and actions concerning the Kennedy Center are at the center of the dispute

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Republican Senate candidate mentioned in the caption as the candidate Trump had campaigned for

ALSO MENTIONED  Christopher Cooper, U.S. district judge overseeing the Kennedy Center dispute

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Judge Orders Advance Notice Before Any Kennedy Center Demolition

Outlets agree Joyce Beatty is pursuing a court challenge concerning the Kennedy Center’s future. Center outlets focus on the judge’s advance-notice order and Beatty’s legal challenge, treating the dispute mainly as a court-procedure story. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the limits of a photograph submitted in the case, noting that it does not establish demolition is being considered.

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