Judge presses federal government on East Potomac takeover despite Trump attacks 

A federal judge on Monday pressed the Trump administration about President Trump’s plan to shut down and renovate East Potomac Park next month despite a previous court order barring any future work at the property while a lawsuit to stop it plays out.   

Trump in a Truth Social post just minutes before Monday’s hearing in Washington, D.C., court began argued that his administration does not need approval from the court to move ahead with the controversial redevelopment, which includes a total revamp of East Potomac Golf Links and the erasure of miles of walking and biking trails on the island.  

The president attacked U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes directly in a separate social media post over the weekend, calling her “insane,” while attorneys for the Department of Justice (DOJ) separately moved for her to recuse herself from presiding over a lawsuit brought by local preservationists groups seeking to halt the work.........

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