Trump says construction to begin ‘immediately’ on golf course despite judge’s order

Tensions flare at court hearing on Trump’s golf course renovation after president says construction will begin ‘immediately’

By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — One of the tensest showdowns between the Trump administration and the federal bench in Washington, DC, came to a head on Monday in a marathon court hearing over the President Donald Trump’s efforts to overhaul a golf course that has been the subject of months of litigation. Trump early Monday doubled down on his plan to close and renovate a public Washington, DC, golf course, sayin…

Trump says construction to begin ‘immediately’ on golf course despite judge’s order

(CNN) — President Donald Trump early Monday doubled down on his plan to close and renovate a public Washington, DC, golf course, saying construction would begin “IMMEDIATELY” despite a judge’s order to provide three days’ notice ahead of any construction.

The president says a D.C. golf course is about to be overhauled — but that is not what his lawyers are telling a judge

In another marathon court session, a federal judge grilled Justice Department lawyers for hours after President Donald Trump announced plans to immediately overhaul a public golf course in Washington, D.C., and transform it into a championship-style course. In the second hourslong hearing on the…