Judge chastises Justice Department lawyers after hundreds of trees cut down at D.C. golf course

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A federal judge rebuked the Justice Department for cutting down 430 trees at East Potomac Golf Links with little notice.
Judge Ana Reyes ordered National Park Service officials to testify under oath about the tree removal project.
The judge extended a temporary order blocking further tree cutting and demanded three days' notice for any future action.
The D.C. Preservation League alleges the tree clearing violates environmental laws and is part of President Trump's golf course renovation plan.
The National Park Service claims the tree removal is a 'tree management and cultural landscape rehabilitation project' to restore the course's original links-style design.

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