Judge opens inquiry into Trump officials' statements in D.C. golf course case
Judge Ana Reyes says government lawyers may have misrepresented Trump’s plans as she seeks to reconcile a Nov. 15 closure claim with prior court assurances.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes announced she will appoint a Special Master to investigate whether Justice Department and Interior Department officials misled the court about President Donald Trump's East Potomac Golf Course renovation plans.
- Trump repeatedly announced plans to close East Potomac Golf Course on November 15 for renovations, yet Justice Department lawyers previously told the court no such plans existed, sparking judicial suspicion of intentional misrepresentation.
- Earlier this month, the administration cleared hundreds of trees without meaningful notice, prompting Judge Reyes to reprimand officials for bulldozing healthy vegetation to evade judicial review.
- While the court has not yet named the Special Master, Judge Reyes granted the Justice Department five days to object to the appointment, which will determine if government representatives violated ethics rules.
- Despite the ongoing legal scrutiny, the National Park Service is submitting final plans on Friday for a championship-level golf course, with the administration maintaining the facility will close November 15 consistent with the president's directive.
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Judge wants to know if Trump attorneys violated ethics in one of 2 cases to change the DC landscape
A federal judge says she'll open a “formal inquiry” to investigate if attorneys for the Trump administration violated ethics during a legal dispute about a golf-course project. It's one in a pair of plans that are revealing the breadth of…
Judge tears into senior DOJ official and orders investigation into Trump’s golf course plans
By John Fritze, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge opened a formal investigation Friday into whether Justice Department attorneys and others within the Trump administration misrepresented the president’s plans to renovate a golf course in Washington, DC, ratcheting up a dramatic showdown between the White House and the courts.In a fiery hearing that
Judge Escalates Fight Over Trump’s Golf Course
“A federal judge on Friday opened a formal inquiry into whether Trump administration officials and Justice Department lawyers misled the court about President Donald Trump’s plan to remake East Potomac Golf Links, escalating a bitter legal fight in which she has repeatedly questioned the government’s candor,” the Washington Post reports. “U.S. District Judge Ana C. […]
US judge orders ethics investigation into DOJ lawyers in golf course dispute
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - US District Judge Ana Reyes on Friday ordered an investigation into whether Department of Justice attorneys violated ethics rules in their defense of a lawsuit filed over President Donald Trump's planne...
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