Judge cites Trump pressure in rush to remove trees at DC golf course
A federal judge in Washington argued that the Interior Department chopped down hundreds of trees at the East Potomac Golf Links in an effort to move quickly on President Donald Trump’s vision for a course redesign, countering the agency’s own reasoning for the removal.
TL;DR
- A federal judge in Washington argues the Interior Department removed hundreds of trees at East Potomac Golf Links quickly.
- The judge suggests the motive was to advance President Donald Trump's course redesign vision.
- This contradicts the Interior Department and National Park Service's explanation.
- The agency stated tree removal was to implement a 2019 Cultural Landscape Report's recommendations.
- The report found added trees altered the course from links-style to parkland-style.