Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Judge Orders Trump Administration to Answer for Tree Removals at D.C. Golf Course

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During a four-hour hearing, a federal judge demanded answers from the Trump administration about who authorized the removal of hundreds of trees at the East Potomac Golf Links.

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