A federal judge on Friday warned that she will open contempt or sanctions proceedings against the Trump administration if she finds evidence that officials destroyed records related to President Donald Trump's construction projects in Washington, as whistleblowers allege the Interior Department has been disposing of documents before Democrats take control of Congress, CNN and The Independent reported on Friday.US District Judge Ana C. Reyes said at the start of the five-hour hearing that she had seen reports of whistleblowers claiming that federal agencies had destroyed documents after the midterm elections, and warned that any destruction in defiance of her orders to preserve records would trigger contempt proceedings, The New York Times reported.Reyes is overseeing a lawsuit over Trump's plan to close East Potomac Park and turn its public golf course into what he has called a “World Class, championship-level” facility.“If I find credible evidence of any document destruction, I will start proceedings on sanctions or contempt within a zeptosecond,” she said, describing the shortest unit of time ever measured.Whistleblowers allege Interior Department destroyed recordsSeveral whistleblowers have approached the House Natural Resources Committee in recent weeks with concerns that the Interior Department, which oversees much of the national parkland Trump wants to use for his projects, was getting rid of records ahead of expected scrutiny, congressional sources told CNN.The Interior Department…
Judge threatens contempt over alleged document destruction tied to Trump’s DC golf course plans
Judge Ana Reyes said she would start contempt proceedings 'within a zeptosecond' if she finds the Interior Department destroyed records in defiance of her orders.
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A federal judge on Friday warned that she will open contempt or sanctions proceedings against the Trump administration if she finds evidence that officials destroyed records related to President Donald Trump's construction projects in Washington, as whistleblowers allege the Interior Department has been disposing of documents before Democrats take control of Congress, CNN and The Independent reported on Friday.US District Judge Ana C. Reyes said at the start of the five-hour hearing that she had seen reports of whistleblowers claiming that federal agencies had destroyed documents after the midterm elections, and warned that any destruction in defiance of her orders to preserve records wou…
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