# Judge bombards DOJ lawyers with questions over Kennedy Center changes

https://mins.news/en/item/36944

- NBC News, 2026-08-27 23:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/kennedy-center-hearing-judge-presses-doj-lawyers-renovation-renaming-rcna594707

> A judge pressed Justice Department lawyers with a barrage of questions about changes at the Kennedy Center. In a court filing this week, the lawyers said that keeping Donald Trump’s name off the performance center could result in its demolition.

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