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  "id": 17297893,
  "title": "Judge orders an inquiry into potential DOJ misconduct in Trump's golf course case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/judge-orders-an-inquiry-into-potential-doj-misconduct-in-trumps-golf",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T21:56:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/30/nx-s1-6023328/east-potomac-reyes-misconduct-inquiry-doj"
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  "summary": "A federal judge is opening an formal inquiry into Trump officials' conduct in the East Potomac case, including whether they misled the court about their plans for the municipal golf course.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Judge to probe whether Trump officials lied in golf course case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/judge-to-probe-whether-trump-officials-lied-in-golf-course-case",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:04:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Judge Orders Probe of Trump DOJ Conduct in DC Golf Course Battle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/judge-orders-probe-of-trump-doj-conduct-in-dc-golf-course-battle",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:06:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Judge Appoints Special Master to Determine if Trump Officials Lied in Golf Course Suit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/judge-appoints-special-master-to-determine-if-trump-officials-lied-in",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:12:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Golf.com",
        "title": "Judge to open ethics inquiry into Trump D.C. muni renovation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/judge-to-open-ethics-inquiry-into-trump-d-c-muni-renovation",
        "published": "2026-10-30T20:16:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Trump posted that a public D.C. golf course would close for 15 months — his own officials can’t confirm it and a judge is opening a ‘formal inquiry’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trump-posted-that-a-public-d-c-golf-course-would-close-for-15-months",
        "published": "2026-10-30T20:39:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "News Wrap: Judge investigating if Trump officials misled court about D.C. golf course plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/news-wrap-judge-investigating-if-trump-officials-misled-court-about-d",
        "published": "2026-10-30T22:45:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US judge orders ethics inquiry into Trump lawyers over golf course case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-judge-orders-ethics-inquiry-into-trump-lawyers-over-golf-course",
        "published": "2026-10-30T22:58:38.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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