Judge orders Trump's Justice Department to say whether the president's planned November 15 closure of a Washington golf course really exists
Judge Ana Reyes has ordered the Justice Department's Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. to appear in court this Friday or Monday to clarify whether Trump's Truth Social post vowing to close East Potomac Golf Course on November 15 reflects any real plan. The order comes after Reyes noted the DOJ had asked her not to believe the sitting president's own public statements — a situation she called near-unprecedented in a 70-page ruling.
Reyes blocked further tree removal after the administration felled more than 400 trees over the Columbus Day weekend without notifying the court as promised.
The DOJ has already filed a notice of appeal to the DC Circuit Court, with Associate Attorney General Woodward signing the filing, as Trump insists the renovation will proceed.
Trump mocked Reyes as an 'architectural critic' with 'no expertise in Golf, Architecture, Landscaping, Construction' and called the notice requirement 'unconstitutional.'