Who is Judge Christopher Cooper, who blocked Trump’s Kennedy Center plans? U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper has blocked President Donald Trump’s planned renovation of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and ordered the removal of Trump’s name from the center. Cooper, appointed by Barack Obama, has also presided over cases related to the January 6th Capitol riot, including sentencing one participant who was later pardoned by Trump. Trump publicly criticized Cooper, calling him part of the ‘Radical Left’ and expressing disappointment that the building would remain open despite alleged structural dangers.

• U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper halted President Trump’s two-year renovation plan for the Kennedy Center.
• Cooper ordered Trump’s name to be removed from the arts center.
• The judge was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed unanimously by the Senate.
• Trump has referred to Cooper as a ‘Radical Left Democrat’.
• Cooper has presided over cases related to the January 6th Capitol riot.
• Trump publicly criticized the judge’s decision, citing structural dangers in the building.
• The ruling was delivered on John F. Kennedy’s 109th birthday.