# Justice Department Moves to Disqualify Judge

> Justice Department seeks to disqualify federal judge overseeing Trump golf course lawsuit.
- Title: Justice Department Moves to Disqualify Judge | Shortify
- Summary: Justice Department seeks to disqualify federal judge overseeing Trump golf course lawsuit. Justice Department filed motion to disqualify Judge Ana C. Reyes…
- Keywords: justice department, east potomac golf links, trump administration, judge ana c. reyes, tree removal, federal judge, preservationists, interior department, national park service, news, local, Justice
- Source: The Boston Globe — https://bostonglobe.com/2026/10/16/nation/golf-course-lawsuit-justice-department-seeks-to-disqualify-judge
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- Topics: justice department, east potomac golf links, trump administration, judge ana c. reyes, tree removal, federal judge, preservationists, interior department, national park service, news, local
## Justice Department Files Motion
The Justice Department filed a motion seeking to disqualify federal judge Ana C. Reyes overseeing a lawsuit challenging Trump administration changes to East Potomac Golf Links.
## Judge Orders Tree Removal Halt
Judge Ana C. Reyes previously ordered the government not to carry out surprise work on the municipal golf course, which President Trump proposed transforming into a championship-level course.
## Government Clears Trees Secretly
The government appeared to surreptitiously clear hundreds of trees from the golf course over a holiday weekend with less than 24 hours' notice.
## Judge Demands Testimony
Reyes ordered Interior Department appointee Gregory Wischer and National Park Service director Jessica Bowron to testify on Oct. 19 about tree removal.
## Department Calls for Recusal
Justice Department attorney Stanley Woodward Jr. claimed Judge Reyes' conduct shows 'animus against the trump administration' and 'repeatedly belittled and shouted at' Justice Department lawyer.

> the judge's 'conduct in this case continues a pattern of animus against the trump administration'
## Key takeaway

Justice Department filed motion to disqualify Judge Ana C. Reyes after she ordered Trump administration to halt tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links.