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.
“More than just being upset and furious right now, I am just beyond disappointed with the government,” Reyes said. When a DOJ attorney said they had done their “best” to give her and the plaintiffs a heads-up, the judge said, her voice raised, “No, you did your absolute worst.”
“I am thoroughly unamused right now,” Reyes also said.
Should have sanctioned harder the first time they killed trees after an injunction. They took that as permission and killed 10 times as many this time and feel indignant that the judge has any opinions about that. Fascinating how they claim no one has any idea how much it will cost. Have you ever hired a contractor to do that much work with a dollar sign and a question mark on the estimate? I know I can’t do contracts without firm quotes as a government employee.
Trump would because he has no intention of paying anything