{"id":2402922,"date":"2025-02-14T23:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T04:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-reinstatement-of-inspectors-general-fired-by-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T23:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T04:39:24","slug":"judge-denies-reinstatement-of-inspectors-general-fired-by-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-reinstatement-of-inspectors-general-fired-by-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge denies reinstatement of inspectors general fired by Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-denies-reinstatement-of-inspectors-general-fired-by-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402922&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge, \u200dAna reyes, has \u200ddenied the immediate\u2064 reinstatement of eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-ted-cruz-says-the-government-watchdogs-are-going-woke\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz: Government Watchdogs Embrace Wokeness\">inspectors \u200bgeneral<\/a> \u200cwho \u2062were fired by former President \u200bDonald trump.The inspectors\u2064 general argued that the firings were illegal due \u200bto a lack of\u200b justification and the required 30-day notice to Congress. During a \u2063hearing, Judge Reyes criticized the plaintiffs for delaying their\u200c request for emergency relief, questioning\u2064 why they\u200b waited three \u200dweeks after being dismissed before seeking \u2063legal action. \u2063Although she denied the request\u200c for \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-georgia-update-judge-issues-restraining-order-for-10-days-preventing-defendants-from-destroying-or-erasing-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"BREAKING GEORGIA UPDATE: Judge Issues Restraining Order for 10 ...s Preventing Defendants from Destroying or Erasing Dominion Voting Machines\">temporary restraining order<\/a>, \u200bshe allowed the case to proceed with a request \u200cfor a preliminary injunction,\u200b giving the government\u2062 a week to respond.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Judge denies reinstatement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-ways-trump-upended-federal-status-quo-in-one-week-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Six ways ... upended federal status quo in one week - Washington Examiner\">inspectors general fired<\/a> by Trump and rips lawyers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1994624\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-shoots-down-trumps-efforts-to-keep-records-from-jan-6-committee\/\" title=\"Judge Shoots Down ...\u2019s Efforts To Keep Records From Jan. 6 Committee\">federal judge denied<\/a> the immediate reinstatement of eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inspectors-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"inspectors general\">inspectors general<\/a> who were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3300649\/trump-fires-17-inspectors-general-overnight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fired\">fired<\/a> by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"inspectors general\">Donald Trump<\/a> last month, opting for a slower time frame to consider the case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The inspectors general argued that Trump firing them violated the law because he did not do so without justification or a 30-day notice to Congress and that they should be reinstated. The plaintiffs had petitioned the U.S. District <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Court\">Court<\/a> for the District of Columbia for a temporary restraining order and to reinstate them immediately as the case proceeded.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Ana Reyes, who was appointed to the federal court by former President Joe Biden, denied the requested restraining order and admonished the plaintiffs during the short hearing Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/14\/us\/politics\/trump-inspectors-general-ruling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Reyes reportedly raised her voice, cut off one of the lawyers representing the fired inspectors general, and found the plaintiffs&rsquo; arguments not sufficient for the quick action. She took specific issue with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">inspectors general waiting roughly<\/a> three weeks after they were fired for the emergency relief.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why on earth did you not have this figured out with the defendants,&rdquo; Reyes asked during the hearing, per the outlet, &ldquo;before coming here and burdening me and burdening my staff on this issue?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are we really here right now on the sixth hearing of this day for me to decide whether to grant a [temporary restraining order] given the circumstances that you guys could not even bother filing a [temporary restraining order] for 21 days?&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Reyes allowed the plaintiffs to continue with a request for a preliminary injunction, a less urgent procedure to halt the president&rsquo;s actions, and gave the government until next Friday to respond to the plaintiffs&rsquo; motion, according to the docket.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1994624\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1994624\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge rejects quick reinstatement of Trump-fired inspectors general<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2402923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/inspectors-general-court-case.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49202,50433,10765,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2402922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-inspectors-general","tag-judge-2","tag-reinstatement","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/inspectors-general-court-case.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402922"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402926,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402922\/revisions\/2402926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}