# US judge orders ethics inquiry into Trump lawyers over golf course case

https://mins.news/en/item/123210

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-30 22:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/us-judge-orders-ethics-inquiry-into-trump-lawyers-over-golf-course-case?traffic_source=rss

> A federal judge has opened a formal inquiry into whether government lawyers misled the court or withheld information about plans to redevelop Washington, DC’s East Potomac Golf Links. The inquiry will assess whether their conduct breached professional or ethical obligations, not determine whether they committed misconduct.

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