Donald Trump and the board of the Kennedy Center have responded to a congresswoman’s lawsuit contending that the addition of the president’s name to the center and the plans for a two-year closure are within their legal authority.
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), an ex officio member of the board, is seeking a court order that would require the removal of Trump’s name from the arts complex and halt plans to close the center for two years for renovations.
In a filing Monday, Justice Department attorneys, representing Trump, argued that Beatty lacks Article III standing, characterizing her challenge to the board’s decision to rename the center and to close it a “generalized grievance.”
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“To the point: Plaintiff has not alleged that she suffered any harm — whether ‘tangible,’ like a ‘physical’ or ‘monetary’ harm, or ‘intangible,’ like a reputational harm —
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