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| Judge tells government watchdogs fired by Trump there's not much she can do for them |
| 2025-03-28 |
| [FoxNews] Reyes, known for her sharp legal questioning, said earlier this year that she is not inclined to rule in favor of the fired inspectors general Eight inspectors general abruptly fired by President Donald Trump at the start of his second term appeared in federal court Thursday to challenge their dismissals — a long-shot case that nonetheless sparked fireworks during oral arguments. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes acknowledged on Thursday that it would be difficult for the court to reinstate the eight ousted inspectors generals, who were part of a broader group of 17 government watchdogs abruptly terminated by Trump in January, just four days into his second White House term. In a lawsuit last month, the eight inspectors general challenged their firings as both "unlawful and unjustified" and asked to be reinstated — a remedy that Reyes acknowledged Thursday would be exceedingly difficult, even if she were to find that their firings were unconstitutional. "Unless you convince me otherwise," she told the plaintiffs, "I don’t see how I could reinstate the inspectors general" to their roles. Reyes suggested that the best the court could do would be to order back pay, even as she told both parties, "I don't think anyone can contest that the removal of these people — the way that they were fired — was a violation of the law." The preliminary injunction hearing comes more than a month after the eight fired inspectors general filed a lawsuit challenging their termination as unconstitutional. Plaintiffs asked the judge to restore them to their positions, noting in the filing, "President Trump's attempt to eliminate a crucial and longstanding source of impartial, non-partisan oversight of his administration is contrary to the rule of law." Still, the remedies are considered a long shot — and Trump supporters have argued that the president was well within his executive branch powers to make such personnel decisions under Article II of the Constitution, Supreme Court precedent and updates to federal policy. Related: Ana Reyes 03/27/2025 Federal judge denies Trump admin's effort to ban transgender people from military Ana Reyes 02/15/2025 Judge Declines to Halt Trump's Firing of Inspectors General |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Given what DOGE is finding, they absolutely failed in their duties they owed to the offices they occupied. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-03-28 08:54 |
| #2 Actually she said the firings were NOT legal: "I don't think anyone can contest that the removal of these people — the way that they were fired — was a violation of the law." |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2025-03-28 08:29 |
| #1 Judge admits that the firing was legal. Recommends an attempted shakedown. Will the back pay be to infinity? How can you get back pay without reinstatement? It makes no sense. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-03-28 05:02 |