The West Coast Federal Judge IS pissed…..
His order applied to ALL those dropped……
The judge STRONGLY chewed on the Justice Department lawyer that came before him to argue the Trump Admin actions…
I’m sure it will be appealed and ignored by Trump & Co…..
If NOT?
Whew!
A federal judge on Thursday ordered federal agencies to rehire tens of thousands of probationary employees who were fired amid President Donald Trump’s turbulent effort to drastically shrink the federal bureaucracy.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup described the mass firings as a “sham” strategy by the government’s central human resources office to sidestep legal requirements for reducing the federal workforce….
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Alsup also lashed out at the Justice Department over its handling of the case, saying he believes that Trump administration lawyers were hiding the facts about who directed the mass firings.
“You will not bring the people in here to be cross-examined. You’re afraid to do so because you know cross examination would reveal the truth,” the judge said to a DOJ attorney during a hearing Thursday. “I tend to doubt that you’re telling me the truth. … I’m tired of seeing you stonewall on trying to get at the truth.”
Alsup also said the administration attempted to circumvent federal laws on reducing the workforce by attributing the firings to “performance” when that was not in fact the case. The judge called the move “a gimmick.”….
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YES…
The Judges ARE gewtting annoyed at the Trump Admin dragging their feet , or?
Disregarding the Law, Congress and the Courts….
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Please read the linked piece which describes how the Trump people have ‘done their OWN THING’ disrespecting and degrading the court system
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Of note: As the hearing came to a close, Alsup apologized for getting worked up.
- “I want to make it clear that I don’t think counsel for the government has done anything dishonorable. I’ve given him a hard time,” he said. “He’s doing the best he can with the case he’s got. Thank you for your service in the Justice Department.”
Axios
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