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.

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    Yep…. It’s defining a reading comprehension issue. Going to go ahead and block you so I can stop receiving these walls of text that have nothing to do with the discussion.

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      Thanks for confirming what I thought and letting the rest of us know what side you’re really on.

      • possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        They’re not even an American, they’re some euro ameriboo superlib who thinks anyone left of Kamala Harris is as bad as Trump. Big enlightened centrist energy.