Judge opens investigation into whether Trump administration misled court over golf course renovation

A federal judge has opened a formal investigation into whether Justice Department attorneys misrepresented President Donald Trump's plans to renovate a Washington, DC golf course.

• US District Judge Ana Reyes said Friday she will investigate whether government lawyers deceived her about Trump's renovation plans for East Potomac Golf Course.
• Reyes will conduct the inquiry with a special master, stressing she was not finding misrepresentation but considering that possibility.
• Government lawyers this week confirmed to Reyes the course would close for renovations, after earlier telling her there were no plans to shut it.
• The administration has notified the court it intends to appeal Reyes's ruling barring further alterations to the course without ten days' notice.