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A federal judge has ordered a temporary halt to tree cutting at a historic golf course in
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Washington, D.C., where President Trump wants to make some major changes. And the judge is not happy with how his administration has gone about it
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More than 400 trees were cut down at East Potomac Golf Links over the holiday weekend
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and during a hearing Monday, Federal Judge Ana Reyes said she was, quote, furious
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She had previously ordered government lawyers to give advance notice before making major
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changes, but the Justice Department waited until 4.55 Friday afternoon, just five minutes before
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the long holiday weekend, to file that notice. Reyes said she had trusted the government not to
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do exactly what it did, adding, quote, there is no excuse for this. The government says it was
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removing dead or dangerous trees under a plan dating back to 2019, but the judge wants to know
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why it had to happen so quickly. She's blocked further tree cutting until at least two this
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afternoon and wants answers from a senior Interior Department official. The group challenging Trump's plans wants the halt extended to 14 days
