NEW: Woke Judge Explodes, Screams At Trump Lawyers In Shocking Courtroom Meltdown

U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes erupted into an unhinged tirade directed at Justice Department lawyers during an emergency hearing concerning golf course construction on Monday.

The hearing concerned the removal of hundreds of trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C. Reyes, who was nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2023, stated during the nearly four-hour virtual proceeding that government attorneys had “lost credibility” with the court in the matter.

It addressed actions by the National Park Service, which removed approximately 430 trees over the preceding weekend. The D.C. Preservation League has sued over plans affecting the historic public course, which is managed by the National Park Service on federal land.

President Donald Trump has publicly discussed transforming the facility into a championship-caliber course. The administration has stated that the tree removals implement a landscape-restoration plan adopted by the National Park Service in 2019, which predates the current proposal and is distinct from it. Plaintiffs contend that applicable environmental and historic-preservation requirements have not been satisfied.

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A Biden-appointed federal judge erupted at Trump administration lawyers Monday over the removal of roughly 430 trees from a historic D.C. golf course — with one courtroom journalist saying he'd never heard a judge "scream at full voice at a lawyer before."

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In an earlier order, Reyes had directed the government to provide advance notice before undertaking major work at the site, including the removal of more than 10 trees. Court records and accounts of the hearing indicate that formal notice was filed around 4:55 p.m. on the Friday before the Columbus Day holiday weekend, with work commencing the following morning. Justice Department attorneys told the court they learned of the planned operation several days earlier.

Reyes indicated that the limited notice, following prior instructions to the parties, had cost the government its credibility in the case. She described herself as thoroughly unamused and stated that she had previously given the government the benefit of the doubt regarding its representations. She ordered a temporary halt to any further tree removal, including for routine maintenance, until at least 2 p.m. the following day, and indicated she would require three business days’ notice before additional work.

She also directed National Park Service officials to provide testimony under oath regarding the timing and authorization of the removals.

Reyes has previously handled cases involving the administration. In litigation challenging an executive order restricting transgender military service, she issued a preliminary injunction finding the policy likely unconstitutional. During hearings in that case, she questioned a Justice Department attorney about religious beliefs in the context of a hypothetical concerning access to homeless shelters, and she engaged counsel in a rhetorical exercise involving a proposed courtroom rule.

The Justice Department filed a judicial misconduct complaint alleging hostile and egregious conduct that raised questions of bias in that case.

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