'Stunningly arbitrary': Trump dealt another blow in court

A federal judge on Monday afternoon paused the promises made to some federal workers if they agreed to leave their jobs

Over 60,000 federal workers accepted an offer from the Trump administration to allow some of them to be paid for eight months without having to work. Among the issues: some people receive different offers than others, leading to confusion as experts question the validity of the promise

U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr.'s ruling stopped a deadline issued by the Office of Personnel Management mandating that employees accept or decline the "deferred resignation" plan, NBC News reported.

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The court filings came from public-sector employee unions, which claimed it was an "unlawful ultimatum" and "sweeping and stunningly arbitrary action to solicit blanket resignations of federal workers."

The first deadline was Thursday night. However, after the unions asked for a temporary restraining order, O'Toole paused it until Monday.