The former chairman was pictured touring the grounds of Sterling’s property with a number of men, including Brad Enie, his grounds manager for the club. It was not immediately clear, but the images appeared to show Mr. Trump inspecting or giving a tour of his club’s golf course with members of the Trump Organization. “Working today at @TrumpWashingtonDC on the Potomac River. What an incredible place!” wrote on Truth Social. Donald Trump talks with aides and advisers at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia (AP) But that wasn’t enough of an explanation for Twitter, which began a frenzy of speculation early Monday morning after it was first announced that Mr. Trump was flying to the D.C. area. The trip to D.C., of course, came as Mr. Trump is believed to be the subject of two separate criminal investigations — one into the possible illegal retention of classified material at Mar-a-Lago and another into the events of January 6. Although the earlier investigation grabbed headlines thanks to an unprecedented FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8, the latest has also progressed in recent days and on Monday was further expanded with subpoenas issued for dozens of top Trump aides . Trump and his son Eric were seen driving a convoy of golf carts (AP) As a result, Twitter users joked — or seriously insisted, in some cases — that Sterling’s golf course meeting was actually a secret rendezvous between Mr. Trump and his lawyers, or that they had a more sinister explanation. Some suggested the president was trying to escape the prying eyes of the Justice Department, a convoluted case that didn’t seem to explain why he would need or choose to hold such a meeting in the D.C. area, given his other holdings. East coast. “This is a private meeting, not a golf game, today in rainy Sterling, Virginia,” tweeted a social media official. “Who’s with him and why not golf clubs?” “Well, Donnie Soprano and the boys got together at da Banda Bing Golf Club to settle some . . . problems,” said MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner. Another Twitter user added, “[t]it smacks of wanting to have a conversation where they feel safe that the feds aren’t listening.” Even Mr Trump’s former lawyer and “assembler”, Michael Cohen, got in on the act. “Many people ask me why Mr. Mushroom Putter was at the DC golf course (which is actually in Virginia)? He says to play golf. My sources say he was meeting with 2 lawyers in secret and was not trusted to be in their offices. Notice there are no golf clubs in the cart!!!” the former lawyer wrote. The Duty to Warn account tweeted: “Trump was photographed today on his golf course, not golfing. He continued to not golf the rest of the day. It’s like they’re planning. Like the Ocean’s Eleven reboot.” ” top secret”. on his Florida property without the government’s consent.
