Judge wants former U.S. attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case
Summary
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said she plans to appoint former U.S. attorney Jessie Liu to investigate whether government officials and Justice Department lawyers misled her in a lawsuit over plans to renovate East Potomac Golf Course in Washington. The case concerns a planned closure of the course and park, and a court order that restricts further tree removal and requires advance notice of certain changes while the lawsuit proceeds.Key Facts
- The lawsuit was filed in February by the DC Preservation League and two golfers.
- The administration plans to close East Potomac Golf Course and park on Nov. 15 for a renovation intended to create a championship-level course.
- Reyes’s injunction temporarily bars the government from removing or damaging additional trees and requires 10 days’ written notice before certain irreversible changes.
- Reyes wants the investigation to examine the renovation plans, the cutting of hundreds of trees, and whether officials or lawyers violated ethics rules or misled the court.
- The judge gave both sides until Friday to respond in writing to her plan to appoint Liu as a special master.
- Reyes announced a formal investigation of the government’s conduct at an Oct. 30 hearing.
- Liu served as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia during Trump’s first term and later withdrew from consideration for a senior Justice Department post.
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