A new web page on the official White House site blames the Capitol Police and Democrats for the pro-Trump mob riot, absolving the president of responsibility and calling participants “innocent.”
After pressure from preservationists, the administration is expected to present the plans to a planning commission and make them public for the first time.
President Trump with a model of his proposed ballroom last month. Mr. Trump surprised many in October when he abruptly tore down one side of the White House to make way for the ballroom.