JUST IN: Federal Court Delivers BIG WIN To President Trump

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President Trump just secured another huge court win!

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump does not have to reinstate a group of inspectors general whom he previously fired.

Check it out:

Shortly after returning to the White House in January, President Trump fired over a dozen inspectors general.

A group of those who were fired sued to get their jobs back.

From The Hill:

Just days after taking office, Trump fired some 17 inspectors general, with each getting a short note saying the president had the right to do so under his Article II powers — the portion of the Constitution establishing the presidency.

Reyes’s order resolves a case that has been pending since March, when the inspectors general asked the court to block their firings.

Today, Biden-appointed Judge Ana Reyes struck a huge blow to their lawsuit, ruling that she does not have the authority to reinstate them.

CBS News has more details on the ruling:

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes declined the officials’ request for an order allowing them to return to their jobs as inspectors general unless Mr. Trump removes them in a way that complies with federal law. Reyes said the plaintiffs, eight former government watchdogs, failed to show that they had suffered irreparable harm as a result of their firings.

She noted that even if the officials were reinstated to their roles, as they asked to be, Mr. Trump could remove them again after 30 days by providing notice and a rationale to Congress, requirements laid out in the Inspector General Act.

“The Court recognizes Plaintiffs’ exceptional service as IGs, marked by decades of distinguished leadership across multiple administrations. They sacrificed much to take on the role of an IG and its many demands — no doubt including substantial time away from family and far larger paychecks available in the private sector,” Reyes wrote in a 20-page decision. “They deserved better from their government. They still do. Unfortunately, this Court cannot provide Plaintiffs more.”

Still, she said that Mr. Trump violated that law when he fired the internal agency watchdogs without telling Congress or laying out the reasons for the removals.

“President Trump violated the IGA. That much is obvious,” Reyes wrote.

The inspectors general who sued were among a group of 17 whom Mr. Trump fired en masse days after returning to the White House in January. They worked at the Small Business Administration and Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Labor, State, and Veterans Affairs. Inspectors general are tasked with investigating wrongdoing and rooting out fraud and waste at government agency. They work independently from the agencies they oversee, and typically serve across Democratic and Republican administrations.



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