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Just hours ahead of Thursday's original deadline for employees to accept the offer, Judge O'Toole -- who was nominated to the bench by President Bill Clinton -- temporarily blocked the offer until Monday so he could consider issuing a temporary restraining offer pausing the order.
"I enjoined the defendants from taking any action to implement the so-called 'Fork Directive' pending the completion of briefing and oral argument on the issues," Judge O'Toole said in his ruling. "I believe that's as far as I want to go today."
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Federal judges have to be realizing that they can be held accountable and impeachment is a real possibility when they go far outside of the Constitution.
"I enjoined the defendants from taking any action to implement the so-called 'Fork Directive' pending the completion of briefing and oral argument on the issues," Judge O'Toole said in his ruling. "I believe that's as far as I want to go today."
Judge allows Trump to proceed with federal buyout
A federal judge says he will continue to pause the Trump administration's federal employee buyout offer until he issues a ruling on a preliminary injunction.
Federal judges have to be realizing that they can be held accountable and impeachment is a real possibility when they go far outside of the Constitution.
