(Worthy Insights) – Two judges who have issued injunctions against a series of President Donald Trump’s clearly legal executive orders both have records of extremism.
U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. on Thursday temporarily blocked Trump’s federal employee buyout program that originally gave federal workers the option to decide by Thursday to leave their current role with full pay and benefits until September 30, 2025. The memo was issued in accordance with Trump’s goal of shrinking the federal workforce. Several unions sued, arguing the order “violates federal law.” O’Toole issued a ruling Thursday delaying the deadline until at least Monday, though O’Toole “did not express an opinion on the legality of Trump’s buyback program,” according to Fox News.
But former federal prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney Andrew Cherkasky tells The Federalist “historically, buyout programs have been a standard tool for managing federal workforce reductions efficiently and voluntarily … There is no constitutional or statutory prohibition against modifying the terms under which employees receive buyouts.” [ Source: The Federalist (Read More…) ]