Judge Reyes Orders Inquiry Into DOJ Golf Course Misrepresentations

District Judge Ana Reyes just launched a formal inquiry into potential Department of Justice misconduct over the East Potomac Park golf course case. For months, government lawyers insisted in court that Trump administration plans to renovate the municipal course were not final. Then, a Wednesday night filing abruptly admitted a plan exists to close the park in mid-November and build a championship venue. Reyes spent four hours grilling Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr about the timeline. She pointed out that officials submitted design plans to the planning commission while denying any final plans existed in court. The judge cited a professional conduct rule prohibiting false statements and questioned if lawyers misled the court. She may appoint a special master with full investigatory powers to lead the probe. Reyes issued a seventy-page opinion stating the Justice Department urged the court not to believe the sitting president. She ordered officials to preserve all documents and stressed that trust is over.