# Lawyers say Kennedy Center official urged closure over finances, not poor conditions

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- CNN, 2026-11-01 00:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/31/politics/kennedy-center-court-documents?Date=20261101&Profile=CNN

> Lawyers argue that, about 18 months after Donald Trump began reshaping Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in his image, a senior official worried about the institution’s severe financial problems and urged it to close—not because of poor conditions.

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