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'Special master' named for ethics probe in lawsuit over Trump's DC golf project
The judge said the probe will examine whether Justice and Interior Department lawyers misled the court in a fight over a historic public golf course.
- On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes named Jessie Liu as 'special master' to investigate whether government attorneys committed ethical violations in defending President Donald Trump's East Potomac Golf Links renovation.
- Following an October 30 hearing, Reyes expressed concerns that government attorneys misrepresented the administration's intent to continue renovating the East Potomac course despite her temporary order blocking the project.
- Liu, a former U.S. Attorney for Washington, oversaw the Roger Stone criminal case during President Donald Trump's first term; her partner Jonathan Kravis resigned from the Justice Department in protest over that case's handling.
- The Interior Department issued a statement calling Reyes a 'far Left activist judge' who would 'stop at nothing to prevent President Donald Trump's efforts to beautify our nation's capital.'
- Trump seeks to transform the public East Potomac course into a 'world class' facility, though a February lawsuit asserts the project violates environmental laws and a congressional preservation act.
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'Special master' named for ethics probe in lawsuit over Trump's DC golf project
WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - A judge said on Saturday she would appoint a former top federal prosecutor to investigate whether Trump administration lawyers committed ethical violations in their defense of President Donald Trump's plans to close and renovate a historic public golf course in Washington.
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Former Trump-appointed prosecutor may probe government attorney ethics in golf course case
·Arlington County, United States
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