Judge Requires Trump Administration to Preserve Records in East Potomac Golf Course Case

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News (2 / 1) 11.11.2026 07:18 / Torben

Coverage includes redesigns, trees, and lease issues

This requirement applies to information involving suggested redesign efforts, improvement strategies, park shutdowns, tree handling, and grounds restoration. It covers items produced or changed after August 1, 2025, and mentions the National Links Trust lease ending in December 2025 along with seawall ideas and related planning documents.

Personal devices, key figures, and urgent timelines

The ruling points to the personal cellphone of Interior Deputy Chief of Staff Gregory Wischer. It also addresses exchanges with designers Tom Fazio and Gavin Fazio, their associates, and links to the National Garden of American Heroes Foundation. Government staff have until noon on November 12 to share the order internally and must submit a notice listing record keepers by 6 p.m. on November 16, with some submissions possibly kept under seal. Judge Reyes stressed that the preservation step does not indicate any misconduct and that protected materials must still be held, even if they remain undisclosed to the public.