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Judge opens inquiry into Trump officials' statements in golf course case
Judge Reyes will lead the inquiry with a special master, and the Justice Department has five days to object to naming one; the course sees 124,500 rounds a year.
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN NewsroomPublished
At a glance
- First reported by CBS News: “Judge opens inquiry into Trump officials' statements in golf course case”, with reporting from The Hill, Mediaite and Bloomberg Law.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 3:02 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Trump.
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- CBS NewsJudge opens inquiry into Trump officials' statements in golf course case
- The HillJudge Ana Reyes opens East Potomac Golf Links inquiry into Trump administration October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- MediaiteBreaking: Judge Orders Inquiry of Whether Trump Administration Mislead the Court in Golf Course Case October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- Bloomberg LawJudge to Probe If DOJ Broke Ethics Rules in Golf Course Case (1) facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA federal judge in Washington, Ana Reyes, says she will open a formal inquiry into whether government officials, including Justice Department lawyers, made misrepresentations to the court in the East Potomac golf course case.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe also ordered every document about the planning preserved, and she said the government's position at one hearing was, we played games on October nineteenth.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPreserved documents. Somebody is about to have a very long weekend with a shredder-shaped hole in it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOver a golf course.
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