Judge snaps at Trump administration lawyers for 'gaslighting' over trans military ban [View all]

Source: The Independent

Judge snaps at Trump administration lawyers for ‘gaslighting’ over trans military ban

Government lawyers are challenging an order from Judge Ana Reyes that temporarily blocks Trump’s directive

Alex Woodward
in New York
Friday 21 March 2025 18:32 GMT

The federal judge presiding over a challenge to Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members in the U.S. military unloaded on government lawyers on Friday after the administration asked to dissolve a ruling that blocks the president’s order from taking effect.

On Tuesday, District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the Department of Defense from removing trans troops, a policy she condemned as “soaked in animus” relying on language that is “unabashedly demeaning” with evidence that “bears no relation to fact.”

Her order was set to take effect at 10 a.m. Friday to give the administration time to appeal.

But moments before the deadline, lawyers with the Department of Justice announced new guidance for trans service members and called on the judge to dissolve her order.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ana-reyes-judge-transgender-military-ban-b2719558.html

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