Trump golf course posts put Justice Department in credibility dilemma
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 22:32 · Archive
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to clarify whether President Trump's social media statements about closing East Potomac Golf Course in Washington should be believed.
Donald Trump's social media posts about renovating East Potomac Golf Course in Washington have forced Justice Department lawyers into an unusual position: arguing that the president's public statements should not be believed.
U.S. Judge Ana Reyes issued a temporary injunction Monday stopping work at the course, largely prompted by Trump's social media announcements that construction would begin immediately. Trump had previously stated the facility would close for 15 months, then changed this to 'immediately'. Judge Reyes ordered Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. to appear in court Friday or Monday for a status hearing.
The judge remarked that it was rare for the Department of Justice to urge a federal court not to believe a sitting president's statements about cabinet secretaries developing federal land projects or his claims about when restoration work would begin.
How it is being reported
- Who should be believed? Trump's social media post on golf course leads lawyers back to courtDonald Trump’s social media posts on the closure and renovation of a historic golf course in the nation’s capital are putting Justice Department lawyers in the uncomfortable position of explaining whether the president of the United States should be believed.Clickorlando · 27 Oct, 21:54
- Who should be believed? Trump's social media post on golf course leads lawyers back to courtDonald Trump’s social media posts on the closure and renovation of a historic golf course in the nation’s capital are putting Justice Department lawyers in the uncomfortable position of explaining whether the president of the United States should be believed.News4Jax · 27 Oct, 21:54
In this story: Donald Trump · Ana Reyes · Stanley Woodward Jr. · East Potomac Golf Course · Washington · United States Department of Justice
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