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Monday, October 12, 2026

A federal judge on Monday said she was "furious" with the Trump administration's move over the weekend to cut down at least 430 trees from a Washington, DC, public golf course that President Donald Trump is seeking to renovate. US District Judge Ana Reyes, who is overseeing a legal challenge to Trump's plans to overhaul the East Potomac Golf Course, put a tentative hold on any further tree removal and is holding an emergency hearing Monday, in which she told Justice Department attorneys they had lost "credibility" with her because they gave less than a day's notice before cutting down the trees.

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This twitter thread gives an excellent play-by-play of the judge's reactions to the Trump administration's lies.

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#1 | Posted by qcp at 2026-10-12 01:20 PM | Reply

"You know why I'm furious right now? I was hearing from everybody on plaintiffs' side that this was going to happen and I said repeatedly, no, I trust the government," Judge Ana Reyes told the DOJ. "I trusted you all not to do precisely what you have done."

Reyes imposed a temporary pause on the Justice Department's tree removal at the golf course until Tuesday morning, demanding to know who ordered the weekend removal and how long government attorneys knew of the plan. She said that if her current order is violated by "even two seconds" that there will be contempt proceedings, and flatly rejected the administration's claims they had done all they could.

"Do you have email accounts? Do you have cell phones? Do you have regular phones? Do you have the ability to get into a car and go to where plaintiffs are and tell them?" she asked of their efforts.

"You did not do your best. You did your absolute worst."

#2 | Posted by qcp at 2026-10-12 01:23 PM | Reply

DEATH TO PEDO

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-12 02:23 PM | Reply

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