{"id":2403307,"date":"2025-02-17T08:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wife-of-federal-judge-who-threw-a-wrench-in-trumps-agenda-has-a-curious-connection-to-usaid-report\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T08:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:58:19","slug":"wife-of-federal-judge-who-threw-a-wrench-in-trumps-agenda-has-a-curious-connection-to-usaid-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wife-of-federal-judge-who-threw-a-wrench-in-trumps-agenda-has-a-curious-connection-to-usaid-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Wife of Federal Judge Who Threw a Wrench in Trump&#8217;s Agenda Has a Curious Connection to USAID: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fwife-of-federal-judge-who-threw-a-wrench-in-trumps-agenda-has-a-curious-connection-to-usaid-report%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=2403307&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 recent ruling by \u2064U.S. \u2064District Judge John\u200c Bates mandated that federal \u200bhealth agencies restore content \u200bon transgenderism that was removed following a Trump executive\u200c order\u2064 targeting &#8220;gender ideology \u2062extremism.&#8221; Judge \u200bBates stated that\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">removal lacked proper\u200d justification adn violated legal provisions<\/a>, which hampered patients&#8217; access to necessary care. This decision raises concerns amid criticisms of the\u2063 Trump managementS efforts to curtail spending and fraudulent\u2064 activities\u200d within government \u200dprograms.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy deepened when it was revealed that Bates&#8217; wife, Carol Rhees, is the founder of a nonprofit called Hope for \u200dChildren in Ethiopia, which received\u2063 meaningful funding from the United \u2062States Agency for \u2064International Development (USAID) \u2064during \u200cthe Trump administration&#8217;s scrutiny of such agencies. Following this revelation, entrepreneur Elon Musk criticized the situation,\u2064 labeling the judge as &#8220;corrupt&#8221; and calling for judicial impeachments.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u200bbacklash, Judge Bates later ruled in favor of the Department of\u2063 Government efficiency, allowing them to continue accessing government records. The situation \u200chighlights ongoing tensions between the judicial system, \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">federal agencies<\/a>,\u2062 and efforts to reform government spending.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The wife of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">federal judge<\/a> who blocked President Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision to shutter government websites that promoted gender ideology founded an organization that received funds from the United States Agency for International Development, an agency that the administration is currently targeting.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge John Bates issued a decision on Tuesday ordering federal health agencies to restore pages about transgenderism they had pulled after a Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> about &ldquo;gender ideology extremism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He reasoned that the websites were removed without any publicly provided rationale or opportunity for recourse, an apparent violation of the law, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/11\/health-agency-webpage-removal-lawsuit-00203582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No backend remedy could ameliorate the inability to provide all required care during an appointment time to a patient who cannot return in the future,&rdquo; Bates wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling came as left-wing organizations and elected officials challenged Trump administration efforts to address wasteful and fraudulent projects in government.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>After the ruling, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorenewsnetwork.com\/2025\/02\/12\/federal-judges-wife-allegedly-linked-to-usaid-funding-amid-trump-era-ruling-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shore News Network<\/a> noted that Bates&rsquo; wife, Carol Rhees, started a nonprofit called Hope for Children in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>The organization has received funds from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usaid-scandal-means-everday-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USAID<\/a>, one of the agencies facing scrutiny under the government efficiency effort.<\/p>\n<p>Hope for Children &ldquo;received hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants&rdquo; between 2013 and 2021, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250129064830\/https:\/\/2017-2020.usaid.gov\/ethiopia\/work-with-us\/usaid-forward-grants-local-organizations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived<\/a> web pages analyzed by Shore News Network.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/NYLmS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page<\/a> showed Rhees as the &ldquo;Founder and President&rdquo; of Hope for Children.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk, who is leading the Department of Government Efficiency in its efforts to end rampant spending within USAID, reacted strongly to the connection.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No kidding. Yet another corrupt judge,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1889697573981610398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No kidding. Yet another corrupt judge. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/payavPAyvp\">https:\/\/t.co\/payavPAyvp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1889697573981610398?\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The multibillionaire therefore joined members of the Trump administration who have voiced frustration with federal court orders pausing portions of their agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Musk also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1889698199335575948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contended<\/a> in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-musk-allege-us-government-paid-mainstream-media-outlet-millions-large-scale-social-deception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USAID<\/a> connection that &ldquo;there needs to be an immediate wave of judicial impeachments, not just one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following the comments from Musk, however, Bates ruled in favor of the DOGE on Friday, allowing the advisory service to continue accessing government records from certain federal agencies, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/elon-musk-handed-win-judge-he-wanted-impeached-2031754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote that DOGE likely counts as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal agency<\/a> and can therefore keep looking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-senator-flips-elon-musks-doge-arrives-irs-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On the record as it currently stands and with limited briefing on the issue, the case law defining agencies indicates that plaintiffs have not shown a substantial likelihood that [DOGE] is not an agency,&rdquo; Bates said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If that is so, [DOGE] may detail its employees to other agencies consistent with the Economy Act,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled on Tuesday that federal health agencies must restore information about transgender issues that had been removed following a Trump executive order regarding &#8220;gender ideology extremism.&#8221; He stated that the removal lacked public justification and recourse, potentially violating legal standards, as reported by Politico. Bates emphasized that no alternative solutions could compensate for the inability to provide necessary care during appointments for patients unable to return later.<\/p>\n<p>Following this ruling, Shore News Network highlighted that Judge Bates&#8217; wife, Carol Rhees, founded Hope for Children in Ethiopia, which has received substantial federal grants from USAID between 2013 and 2021. Elon Musk reacted strongly to this connection on social media, labeling it as evidence of judicial corruption and calling for widespread judicial impeachments rather than just one instance. Despite Musk&#8217;s comments, Bates later ruled in favor of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), allowing it continued access to certain government records while asserting its status as a federal agency under existing case law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2403308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Judge-and-Wife.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33791,35515,16381,4410],"class_list":["post-2403307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-federal-judge","tag-trumps-agenda","tag-usaid","tag-wife"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Judge-and-Wife.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403307","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403307"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403315,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403307\/revisions\/2403315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}