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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Donald Trump’s administration wants to conceal a list of officials behind a multimillion-dollar, taxpayer-funded overhaul of a public golf course in Washington, D.C., after a federal judge opened an investigation into whether the government approved the plans in spite of her orders.
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government → want → orders
The administration wants to “preserve the anonymity” of Department of Interior employees who “drafted, edited, or provided input” on a plan for the East Potomac Golf Links that was sent to the National Capital Planning Commission, according to court filings.
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that → want → filings
“There are significant privacy concerns involved in this case and there is no need for public access to this information,” lawyers for the Department of Justice wrote Thursday.
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lawyers → be → Justice
“The case at hand is a highly publicized matter which has drawn national attention.
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which → publicize → attention
With that attention, has sadly come outrage and death threats.
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outrage → come → attention
These privacy concerns support sealing,” lawyers wrote.
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lawyers → support → sealing
But U.S. District Judge Ana C Reyes isn’t buying it.
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Reyes → buy → it
She ordered the government to publish the list of names, two of which “have already been discussed in open court, significantly reducing any asserted privacy interests because their identities are substantially associated with this matter in the public domain,” she said Thursday.
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she → order → domain
“There is little possibility of prejudice from the disclosure of the names of government employees acting within the scope of their employment,” she said.
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she → be → employment
The Trump administration insisted for weeks that there were no imminent plans to close the park despite the president's Truth Social announcements outlining his vision for the project.
But the Department of Justice finally admitted in court filings last month that the president’s plans to close East Potomac Park on November 15 are, in fact, in the works.
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plans → insist → works
The revelation stunned Judge Reyes, who appointed a former federal prosecutor to investigate the government’s conduct in the case and determine whether officials were lying or violated ethics rules.
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officials → stun → rules
She repeatedly erupted at government attorneys during a heated court hearing on October 30 before finding that Justice Department officials “intentionally” timed the abrupt removal of hundreds of trees at the park to evade judicial review — and may have been misleading the court about plans that have long been in the works.
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that → erupt → works
The National Park Service submitted plans for what the administration is calling a “World Class, championship-level golf course that is capable of hosting major events” — and the park will close November 15, “consistent with the President’s directive,” according to filings from the Justice Department.
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park → submit → Department
Last month, the president wrote on Truth Social that the Interior Department has “an absolute right” to “take a terrible and very unsafe golf course, and make it into a great, safe, and prestigious golf course.”
“The judge on the case is a crazed lunatic whose courthouse tapes will reveal, may be insane?” Trump wrote.
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Trump → write → case
On October 26, Reyes issued a preliminary injunction to stop the removal of any trees at the golf course, stating that 10 days’ notice must be given before any “irreparable modification” is made to the site while a lawsuit filed by the D.C. Preservation League and two golfers remains active.
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lawsuit → issue → League
The legal battle escalates a fight over what could be Trump’s biggest D.C. makeover project yet, putting the future of the nearly 400-acre public park at risk.
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what → escalate → risk
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