US judge orders ethics inquiry into Trump lawyers over golf course case
Judge Ana Reyes calls on US government lawyers to explain contradictory statements about the East Potomac Golf Links.
A United States federal judge has opened a “formal inquiry” into whether US government lawyers misled the court over plans to transform a historic public golf course in Washington, DC.
Friday’s manoeuvre escalates an ongoing legal fight over President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the US capital.
Judge Ana Reyes of the US District Court for the District of Columbia announced she would appoint a special master to examine whether government officials withheld information or made misleading assertions concerning the East Potomac Golf Links.
Earlier this year, Reyes had ordered the government to provide advance notice of substantive construction work at the site.