D.C. and Virginia sue to block the construction of Trump's victory arch
Washington D.C. and Virginia filed a federal lawsuit to stop construction of President Trump's planned triumphal arch, which would be 100 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty.
- The government of the District of Columbia and Virginia filed a joint federal lawsuit.
- There are three lawsuits calling for a halt to potential work on a monument.
- The arch would be 100ft taller than the Statue of Liberty.
- Governments of Washington D.C. and Virginia asked a federal court to block construction of President Trump's planned triumphal arch.
- The federal district judge is considering an order to suspend the project.
- The lawsuit claims the project violates the 1910 Height Act.
- The administration argued the arch will be a major tourist attraction and vital to national security.
- Two attorneys general argue that breaking ground will cause irreparable harm to the District and Virginia.
- The Arch project will inevitably snarl traffic between the jurisdictions during the three-year period of construction.
- The Virginia Attorney General, Jay Jones, called the initiative an illegal vanity project.
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