Judge admonishes Trump administration over plans for Washington, DC, golf course
Summary
A federal judge ordered Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward to clarify whether his earlier statements that the administration had no plan to close East Potomac Golf Course remain accurate after President Donald Trump said it would close Nov. 15 for renovations. The judge also found that the administration likely violated environmental laws and required ten business days’ written notice before making further irreversible changes to the park while the case continues.Key Facts
- President Donald Trump said the East Potomac Golf Course would close Nov. 15 for renovations.
- Judge Ana Reyes ordered Woodward to clarify his prior statements about whether the course would close.
- Reyes ordered Woodward to attend a hearing scheduled for Friday or Monday.
- The judge’s injunction bars further construction at East Potomac while the lawsuit proceeds.
- Reyes said the administration likely violated the National Environmental Policy Act by dividing the project’s environmental impacts into separate parts.
- The ruling said hundreds of healthy, non-invasive trees had been removed with little notice to the people involved in the lawsuit.
- The administration must provide ten business days’ written notice before making irreversible changes to features of East Potomac Park.
- Trump said his administration would appeal the ruling and proceed with the planned closure.
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