Judge further extends block on Trump administration’s removing trees at D.C. golf course

A federal judge in Washington issued a longer-term injunction Monday blocking the Trump administration from removing or damaging any additional trees on the grounds of East Potomac Golf Links.

The order says the administration must provide written notice 10 business days before it makes “any irreparable modification to any forms or features of East Potomac Park” while the case proceeds.

In her order, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes cited some of President Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts, which contradicted testimony from government employees.

“This started as a case about golf. That good walk spoiled. But it has become much more. It now forces the Court to reconcile assertions by President Donald J. Trump with the sworn testimony of multiple government employees and the argument of senior Department of Justice attorneys,” Reyes wrote.

The order displayed screenshots of Truth Social posts, including one on Oct. 18 in which Trump said Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, along with an architect, had “developed a plan to build a World Class Championship Golf Course” at East Potomac starting Nov. 15, even though Justice Department lawyers had earlier said there was no renovation plan.

In a follow-up post Oct. 19, Trump said work on the course…

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