Elliot Williams: Trump-Appointed Judge ‘Pumps the Brakes’ on USAID Workers’ Leave Decision

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SCIUTTO Elliot ░░░░░░░░ let me take advantage ░░░░░░░░ your legal background here ░░░░░░░░ down this ruling for ░░░░░░░░ as as Jeff noted ░░░░░░░░ s a Trump appointed ░░░░░░░░ saying not so fast ░░░░░░░░ Right not so fast ░░░░░░░░ we should really step ░░░░░░░░ Jim and note the ░░░░░░░░ bad record the Trump ░░░░░░░░ has right now in ░░░░░░░░ courts And that s ░░░░░░░░ account of the speed ░░░░░░░░ which they re moving ░░░░░░░░ have not given the ░░░░░░░░ notice that the law ░░░░░░░░ require and taken the ░░░░░░░░ necessary to put people ░░░░░░░░ notice who are being ░░░░░░░░ by their decisions Now ░░░░░░░░ particular ruling as you ░░░░░░░░ Jeff had noted it ░░░░░░░░ not a final ruling ░░░░░░░░ certainly the action can ░░░░░░░░ possibly will still proceed ░░░░░░░░ the judge is doing ░░░░░░░░ pumping the brakes for ░░░░░░░░ minute to give the ░░░░░░░░ at least a chance ░░░░░░░░ brief up the case ░░░░░░░░ their arguments and do ░░░░░░░░ we ve done in ░░░░░░░░ for the past 276 ░░░░░░░░ years which is ultimately ░░░░░░░░ people a chance to ░░░░░░░░ heard in court before ░░░░░░░░ rights are affected So ░░░░░░░░ was a smart decision ░░░░░░░░ a Trump appointed judge ░░░░░░░░ some woke freedom fighter ░░░░░░░░ was actually somebody put ░░░░░░░░ the bench by Donald ░░░░░░░░ himself.”