特朗普政府已请求撤换负责审理针对特朗普总统改造华盛顿特区公共高尔夫球场计划的法律挑战的联邦法官，指控她存在“偏见”。在周五提交的动议中，政府律师称美国地区法官安娜·雷耶斯“在此案中的行为简直令人震惊”，并指出本周早些时候的一次紧张听证会。
The Trump administration has requested the removal of the federal judge overseeing a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s plans to overhaul a Washington, DC public golf course, accusing her of having “bias.”In a motion filed Friday, the administration’s lawyer said US District Judge Ana Reyes’ “behavior in this case is nothing short of egregious,” pointing to a tense hearing earlier this week.
CNN此前报道称，周一的听证会上，雷耶斯——她是由前总统乔·拜登任命的——表示她对特朗普政府在未先通知法院的情况下砍伐东波托马克高尔夫球场169棵树感到“愤怒”，并补充说“政府不可信”。周五的文件中，司法部律师表示，“雷耶斯法官的行为已达到对特朗普政府根深蒂固且明确无情的敌意程度”，并引用她在审理其他涉及该政府案件时的言论。
CNN previously reported that during Monday’s hearing, Reyes — who was appointed to the bench by former President Joe Biden — said she was “furious” with the Trump administration for cutting down 169 trees from the East Potomac Golf Course without first notifying the court, adding that “the government can’t be trusted.”In Friday’s filing, the Justice Department lawyer said, “Judge Reyes’s conduct rises to the level of deep-seated and unequivocal antipathy toward the Trump Administration,” raising comments she made when overseeing other cases involving the administration.
“特朗普政府有权获得一个中立的论坛和能够维持公正外观的裁决者，”律师继续说道。“雷耶斯法官已经证明她无法做到这一点。”周五的文件是保护主义团体和两名当地高尔夫球手对特朗普改造东波托马克高尔夫球场为冠军级别球场计划所提出法律挑战的一部分。该翻新方案是总统自重返白宫以来启动的多项建设项目之一，旨在重塑华盛顿特区的物理景观。
“The Trump Administration is entitled to a neutral forum and an adjudicator who is capable of maintaining the appearance of impartiality,” the lawyer continued. “Judge Reyes has demonstrated she cannot do that.”Friday’s filing is part of a legal challenge from a preservationist group and two local golfers against Trump’s plans to transform the East Potomac Golf Course into a championship caliber course. The proposed renovation is among several construction projects that the president has launched since returning to the White House as part of his efforts to reshape Washington, DC’s physical landscape.
联邦官员在最近的一份法庭文件中表示，翻新计划需要清理近730棵树，称这是常规维护，旨在消除潜在危险。
Federal officials said in a recent court filing that nearly 730 trees will need to be cleared as part of the renovation plan, describing it as routine maintenance meant to eliminate potential hazards.
政府的律师还对雷耶斯要求“高级别”官员出席周一听证会提出异议，称她“表现出对这些官员宝贵时间的轻视，以及对作为联邦法官她应当了解的黑白分明的权力分立原则的公然无视。”律师随后指出，雷耶斯在审理其他涉及特朗普政府的案件时曾发表过类似言论，以此主张存在“敌意的模式”。根据提交的文件，雷耶斯曾表示，该政府通过禁止跨性别者服役，实际上是在“抹杀跨性别者”。该法官最终阻止了该禁令。
The administration’s lawyer also took issue with Reyes requiring “high-level” officials to be at the Monday hearing, writing that she “demonstrates a cavalier disregard for these officials’ valuable time, as well as a blatant disregard for black-letter separation of powers principles she should be aware of as a federal judge.”The lawyer went on to point to comments that Reyes previously made when overseeing other cases involving the Trump administration to argue that there is a “pattern of animus.”According to the filing, Reyes said the administration is “literally erasing transgender people” with its ban on transgender service members. The judge ultimately blocked the ban.