Donald Trump’s push to sack thousands of government workers has been dealt a blow, with a judge saying the president may have unlawfully overstepped his authority to take advantage of the federal shutdown.
The scathing rebuke on Wednesday came as White House “Grim Reaper” Russell Vought revealed that he planned to sack more than 10,000 federal workers and has vowed to be as “aggressive” as it can in closing federal agencies.
But federal district judge Judge Susan Illston granted a temporary injunction blocking the government, at least for now, arguing that the sackings were likely to be illegal.
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