Judge halts tree removal at Washington golf course Trump seeks to renovate

US District Judge Ana Reyes ordered a halt to tree cutting at the East Potomac golf course, which President Trump seeks to renovate.

• The National Park Service cut down hundreds of trees at the course over the weekend.
• Reyes told Justice Department attorneys they had lost credibility and demanded superintendent Kevin Griess testify at the hearing.
• Griess said he devised the removal plan after studying a 2019 directive and learned of Trump's renovation plans only through social media.