Judge calls DOJ's defense of abrupt tree removal at D.C. golf course 'inexcusable'

By Jan WolfeWASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A US judge said on Monday that she was "furious" with Justice Department lawyers for their conduct in a lawsuit seeking to halt the Trump administration’s takeover of a historic golf ‌course in Washington, saying it was "inexcusable" that hundreds of trees were removed from the course over the weekend."More ‌than being upset and furious right now, I am just deeply disappointed in the government," US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington