Trump Administration Aims to Remove Judge in Golf Course Case, Accuses Her of ‘Egregious’ Behavior
The filing says Judge Ana C. Reyes showed bias after she ordered senior Interior and Park Service officials to testify in the tree-removal dispute.
- On Friday, the Justice Department filed a motion to disqualify District Judge Ana Reyes from the East Potomac Park lawsuit, arguing she cannot maintain the appearance of impartiality required to adjudicate the case.
- The Trump Administration planned to clear nearly 730 trees at East Potomac Golf Links for renovations, but Judge Reyes halted the work on Tuesday after crews began cutting trees without court notification.
- Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward signed the motion claiming "no reasonable observer could consider Judge Reyes sufficiently impartial," citing her order for officials Gregory Wischer and Jessica Bowron to testify.
- After Reyes ordered high-level officials to "be prepared to present sworn testimony" at a Monday hearing, the administration accused her of "a cavalier disregard for these officials' valuable time."
- Challenges to President Donald Trump's plans to reshape Washington's landscape brought by the DC Preservation League prompted the motion, as the administration characterized her "behavior in this case is nothing short of egregious.
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The Trump administration has filed a motion to disqualify federal Judge Ana Reyes, who is hearing a case challenging plans to redevelop the East Potomac public golf course in Washington, D.C. The Justice Department has accused the judge of bias and said she failed to provide a fair trial. The motion was filed Friday after a tense hearing in the case. In the document, the government’s attorney called Reyes’ behavior “outrageous” and said it showe…
Trump Administration Seeks Judge’s Disqualification in Golf Course Case, Citing ‘Animosity’ Toward Government
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DOJ moves to oust judge who said Trump was behind tree-cutting at National Mall golf course
The Justice Department has asked the federal judge who yelled at DOJ lawyers in a hearing Monday to remove herself from the case, just days before she demanded senior officials appear and testify about whether President Trump prodded them to cut down trees so he could rebuild the golf course on East Potomac Park on the National Mall.
Trump administration aims to remove judge in golf course case, accuses her of ‘egregious’ behavior
The Trump administration is looking to remove the federal judge overseeing a legal challenge to Trump’s plans to overhaul a public golf course, accusing her of "egregious" behavior.
Trump administration seeks to remove judge in golf course case, accusing her of ‘egregious’ behavior
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has requested the removal of the federal judge overseeing a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s plans to overhaul a Washington, DC public golf course, accusing her of having “bias.”In a motion filed Friday, the administration’s lawyer said US District Judge Ana Reyes’ “behavior in this
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