The administration now says the National Park Service is submitting plans for what it describes as a “World Class, championship-level golf course that is capable of hosting major events”. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
\n\nA US federal judge has launched an investigation into whether Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers misled the court about President Donald Trump’s plans to close a public golf course in Washington, DC, after government officials abruptly changed their position on the proposed renovation.
\n\nUS District Judge Ana Reyes erupted at government attorneys during a heated hearing on Friday, questioning why the administration had repeatedly denied having imminent plans to close East Potomac Park despite Trump publicly announcing a November 15 closure date.
\n\nThe DOJ acknowledged in recent court filings that officials had been working for weeks on plans to submit to the National Planning Commission, contradicting earlier representations made during the ongoing lawsuit.
\n\n“Are you kidding me right now?” Reyes asked Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the department’s third-highest-ranking official, after he said he could not interpret the president’s statements about the planned closure.
\n\nReyes questioned how officials could have been preparing detailed proposals while maintaining that no concrete plans existed.
\n\n“Am I to understand that for weeks…
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