Judge refuses DOJ's demand to step aside from golf course hearing
A federal judge refused the Department of Justice's (DOJ) demand to step aside from a key hearing on Monday over the future of East Potomac Park, which President Trump wants to renovate into a championship-style golf course. The Trump administration has accused U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of bias after she yelled at a government attorney last week to express disappointment that hundreds of trees were cut down at the park without additional notice. The DOJ accused her of “violating the basic norms” that a judge be fair and impartial. “It is easy to weaponize selective quotations to bring a…
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