WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and his son Eric visited the former president’s golf club in northern Virginia on Monday, one day after the elder Trump’s abrupt arrival in the DC area sparked wild speculation about his legal troubles.
Trump, wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat, was photographed speaking with a group of employees on the course at Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC.
The ex-president drove his own cart, accompanied by his middle son, an executive vice president at the Trump Organization.
Larry Glick, executive vice president for development at the Trump Organization, also joined Trump on the course.
Trump arrived at nearby Dulles International Airport on Sunday evening as the Justice Department considers charging him with crimes in at least three separate investigations.
But the ex-president wrote Monday on his Truth Social platform that he was merely “working” during the rare post-presidential trip to the national capital region.
“Working today at @TrumpWashingtonDC on the Potomac River. What an incredible place!” Trump wrote, including a link to the official website of the club located about 25 miles northwest of the White House in Sterling, Va.
During his four years as president, Trump often played the course, especially when he spent weekends in Washington.
The club’s facilities sometimes were used for more private political or legal deliberations away from prying eyes at the White House.
It’s unclear if Trump actually teed it up Monday.
The FBI on Aug. 8 raided Trump’s private residence at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., and retrieved documents that the Justice Department says are classified.
Trump also reportedly faces Justice Department investigations into whether he committed crimes related to last year’s Capitol riot — including by encouraging the appointment of rival slates of electors from swing states that he lost and by making false claims in fundraising appeals.
Trump is expected to launch a 2024 presidential campaign in coming weeks and says the Justice Department is waging a long-running “witch hunt” against him.
