Judge wants former U.S. attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case

A dispute over a public golf course in the heart of Washington DC has taken an unexpected turn, moving beyond questions of landscaping and redevelopment

2 sources · 2 articles · updated 2026-11-08 11:35 UTC · politics

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1. After more than 400 trees were cut at Trump's Washington golf course, a federal judge names a former prosecutor to investigate whether government lawyers misled her about plans to continue redevelopment

   The Times of India · 2026-11-08 11:35 UTC

   A dispute over a public golf course in the heart of Washington DC has taken an unexpected turn, moving beyond questions of landscaping and redevelopment

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2. Judge wants former U.S. attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case

   NBC News · 2026-11-08 01:47 UTC

   WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Saturday she intends to appoint an ex-top federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital during President Donald Trump’s first term to investigate whether she was purposefully misled by lawyers and administration officials in a lawsuit challenging one of his prized Washington construction projects, the renovation of a historic public golf course along the Potomac River.

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