A federal judge grilled Justice Department lawyers for hours in a Washington, D.C., courtroom on Friday over the planned Sunday closure of the East Potomac Golf Links and East Potomac Park, appearing likely to halt the looming closure after previously prohibiting the Trump administration from removing trees from the golf course.
President Donald Trump has touted plans to renovate East Potomac Golf Links and build a “World Class Championship Golf Course,” posting plans last month that would remove the popular public access and paths along the golf course on Hains Point. Trump said the current golf course would close on Nov. 15. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, questioned the Trump administration’s plans to close the East Potomac Park on Sunday, expressing deep skepticism toward the DOJ lawyers.
