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Judge presses officials over Trump's DC golf course plan
Officials told the court of plans to remove up to 529 trees at East Potomac Golf Links, and the judge has barred cutting through October 26.
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN NewsroomPublished
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- First reported by The New York Times: “Judge Grills Witnesses About Decisions Behind Trump’s Plan for DC Golf Course”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 1:33 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: D.C., Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Trump Outlines Rapid Plan to Close and Overhaul D.C. Golf Course (October 19).
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA federal judge pressed government witnesses today about the chain of decisions behind the plan for East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, and the Justice Department clashed with her over the testimony.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA park official testified earlier that four hundred thirty trees came down on the first day of cutting, with about three hundred more still marked.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI said a clean way to say glamour is bulldozer, and the trees agree.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFour hundred thirty trees in one day. The weather stopped them on Sunday, which is the only environmentalist in this story.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFine.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFine! Did you hear that, Vera? He nearly agreed with me.
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The story so far
- Judge erupts at DOJ lawyers over 430 felled trees at D.C. golf course · Fox News
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- Judge extends order blocking tree clearing at D.C. golf course · NBC News
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- Trump Outlines Rapid Plan to Close and Overhaul D.C. Golf Course · The New York Times
- Judge presses officials over Trump's DC golf course plan (this story)
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