The Aporia · DOJ says government developing plan to close D.C. golf course

The Department of Justice informed a U.S. district court that the Interior Department is developing a plan to close East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., by November 15, following President Trump's statements on Truth Social about temporarily shutting down the course for redesign. The filing acknowledges Trump’s claims but does not specify any finalized proposal beyond acknowledging ongoing work and future updates to the court.

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On October 26, 2026, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from removing or damaging additional trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., after hundreds of trees were cut down as part of President Trump's golf course renovation project. The judge ordered the government to provide ten business days' written notice before making any modifications to the park pending further litigation. This ruling followed weeks of controversy and a federal lawsuit filed by the DC Preservation League arguing that the tree removal violated environmental laws.

On October 30, Judge Reyes escalated the case by ordering an ethics inquiry into potential misconduct by Justice Department officials involved in the golf course dispute. The judge specifically asked whether government lawyers had misled the court about Trump's plans for renovations and requested a formal investigation into any ethical violations committed before her ruling. This development intensified the legal battle over President Trump’s efforts to reshape the public golf course in Washington, D.C., which has been met with strong opposition from environmentalists and local residents concerned about preservation of historical landmarks.

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While administration officials have said there is no finalized proposal to redesign and renovate the course, only a "possible project," the president announced on Truth Social earlier this month that the Interior Department, led by Secretary Doug Burgum, and Tom Fazio, a golf-course architect, had "developed a plan to build a World Class Championship Golf Course" at East Potomac.

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The Department of the Interior is working on a plan to close East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., by Nov. 15 after President Trump twice said the historic course will temporarily shutter for a redesign next month, senior Justice Department officials said Wednesday. asserted

officials → work → redesign

In a brief filing with the U.S. district court, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward acknowledged Mr. Trump's declarations, shared to Truth Social, that East Potomac will close so it can be overhauled "for Competitive (with other such projects!), Safety, Modernization, and Aesthetic reasons." asserted

it → acknowledge → projects

"Accordingly, Interior, acting through counsel, is working to develop a plan to implement that direction and will provide this Court with notice," Woodward said. asserted

Woodward → act → notice

The Trump administration has for months been involved in a legal fight — brought by a local preservation group and two golfers — over the potential overhaul of East Potomac, a public course in the nation's capital that has been open since 1920. asserted

that → involve → 1920

Department → say → Potomac

The president said the current course would close Nov. 15 to allow work on the new design to begin, and the revamped course would open in roughly 15 months. asserted

course → say → months

Mr. Trump's announcement came after U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, who is overseeing the challenge involving East Potomac, from removing trees at the course after more than 500 were chopped down in the span of a weekend. asserted

500 → come → weekend

Reyes on Monday that continued to bar the government from "removing or damaging" any trees at the site while the litigation continues. asserted

litigation → continue → site

The challengers had argued that the tree felling was part of the Trump administration's plan for the new course, and the judge agreed. asserted

judge → argue → course

Reyes wrote in her 70-page decision that "rarely, if ever, has the United States Department of Justice urged a federal court not to believe the sitting President," after Woodward told the judge in a contentious court hearing earlier this month that despite Mr. Trump's posts about an overhaul of East Potomac, there was "no plan to close the course." asserted

Woodward → write → course

"This started as a case about golf. asserted

This → start → golf

That good walk spoiled," Reyes wrote, adding it "has become much more. asserted

it → spoil → ?

It now forces the Court to reconcile assertions by President Donald J. Trump with the sworn testimony of multiple government employees and the argument of senior Department of Justice attorneys." asserted

It → force → attorneys

The Justice Department has since appealed Reyes' decision. asserted

Department → appeal → decision

The judge said a court hearing will be scheduled for Friday or Monday to address how the case should be handled in coming days. asserted

case → say → days

The plaintiffs in the suit have not yet brought forward a motion asking Reyes to block the course closure and subsequent overhaul. asserted

plaintiffs → bring → closure

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