After lawyers gave late notice on tree removal at East Potomac Park, Judge Ana Reyes opened a misconduct probe to ensure the executive branch maintains its duty of candor.
By contradicting its own court filings with public claims about a golf course overhaul, the Trump administration traded its institutional credibility for a short-term political shortcut.
When an administration orders work to begin immediately on a golf course while its lawyers deny any plan exists, a federal judge must test the record against the power claimed.