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Trump's social media post on golf course leads lawyers back to court

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Donald Trump’s social media posts on the closure and renovation of a historic golf course in the nation’s capital are putting Justice Department lawyers in the uncomfortable position of explaining whether the president of the United States should be believed. U.S. Judge Ana Reyes says the department should clarify “whether any plan exists to close East Potomac Golf Course on or around November 15."

She has ordered Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. to appear in court Friday or Monday for a status hearing. Tuesday’s order is in response to Trump’s social media post late Monday criticizing Reyes' temporary injunction stopping work at the East Potomac Park.

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