# Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park A federal judge temporarily barred the Interior Department from carrying out major alterations at East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., halting a Trump administration plan to overhaul the park's golf course. Judge Ana C. Reyes issued the order on Monday, finding that the government had been taking steps to initiate President Trump's vision for a championship-level golf course on the property while passing off the work as routine maintenance. The ruling followed months of scrutiny over officials' representations about the scope of planned changes. The judge noted that Interior Secretary Don Burgum did not appear to have honestly disclosed what he knew about the plan to remove trees. She also pointed to evidence that Mark Wischer, a government official, had been photographed carrying design plans for the course during a tour of the grounds with President Trump and Secretary Burgum in June. Judge Reyes expressed doubt that Wischer "just spontaneously became interested in tree and vegetation management," as he suggested when describing his role in court. The ruling prevents the Interior Department from cutting trees and making other major alterations to the park while the legal dispute continues. The case remains ongoing, with Judge Reyes having called several Trump administration officials and government lawyers to account for misrepresentations about the project throughout October.