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JUST IN: Federal Judge Rules Against CIA DEI Hires, Says Trump CAN Fire Employees
Gateway Pundit ^ | February 27, 2025 | Cristina Laila

Posted on 02/27/2025 12:53:44 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man

A federal judge on Thursday ruled against CIA employees who sued the Trump Administration to keep their jobs.

Earlier this month, Judge Trenga, an appointee of George W. Bush, temporarily blocked President Trump’s move to clean house in the intelligence community—specifically targeting agents involved in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives that have compromised national security in favor of leftist ideology.

This ruling comes after a group of anonymous intelligence officers, who had been temporarily reassigned to roles implementing controversial Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) programs, have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the CIA.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, names ODNI, the CIA, and leadership — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe—as defendants.

The plaintiffs, identified as “John Does 1-6” and “Jane Does 1-5,” claim they were unfairly targeted simply for their prior assignments to DEIA programs.

On Thursday Judge Trenga ruled that Trump can fire the CIA DEI employees.

NBC News reported:

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can go ahead with plans to fire dozens of officers from the CIA and other intelligence agencies who had temporary jobs working on diversity programs.

U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga said if fairness and morals were the standard on which he had to rule, he might have delivered a different decision. But the law dictates otherwise, he said.

“They had the misfortune of being last assigned to a DEI program,” he said, calling it a “difficult situation.”

The ruling could open the way to wider firings at the CIA and across the intelligence community

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KEYWORDS: anthonytrenga; cia; dei; deiemployees; furiouslyjackassin; furiouslykarening; furry; judgetrenga; judgewatch; threadkaren; trump; yourefired
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To: Macho MAGA Man

>>The plaintiffs, identified as “John Does 1-6” and “Jane Does 1-5,” claim they were unfairly targeted simply for their prior assignments to DEIA programs.

To be blunt about it, the president is the one who decides what’s fair and what isn’t, as it relates to firing executive branch employees.


21 posted on 02/27/2025 2:25:44 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: Macho MAGA Man

The Administration just has to keep pushing. Enforcing existing law could not be a greater tragedy for all Liberal/Progressive/Democrat/DEI creatures.


22 posted on 02/27/2025 2:35:54 PM PST by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: Fury

(More lazy reporting by hack “journalist” Cristina Laila.)

The misogynist is strong in you. You’re parents must be so proud!


23 posted on 02/27/2025 2:38:29 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical object)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Kash sent her some “sample” documents I bet.


24 posted on 02/27/2025 2:43:28 PM PST by cableguymn (They don't want peace they want skeletons )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

bttt


25 posted on 02/27/2025 2:44:15 PM PST by linMcHlp
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To: All

Anthony Trenga

Eastern District of Virginia and FISA


26 posted on 02/27/2025 2:44:21 PM PST by SteveH
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To: Macho MAGA Man

LOL!

Sort of ignorant, as I call out journalistic hacks no matter who they are when they’re too lazy to post the links to the case they are discussing.

Do better.


27 posted on 02/27/2025 3:01:16 PM PST by Fury
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To: Lurker

>> The judge should have sanctioned their attorneys for filing a frivolous lawsuit.

Speaking of “their attorneys”... I wonder who is footing the bill for them? That would be nice to know.


28 posted on 02/27/2025 3:18:23 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

>> The misogynist is strong in you.

With this one, I think it’s more progressive than misogynist.


29 posted on 02/27/2025 3:20:24 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man


"fairness and morals"


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30 posted on 02/27/2025 3:44:11 PM PST by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: cnsmom

It’s taken a toll for years and has been a set back to the American intellect in terms of sense and sensibility. For years, DEI has engraved itself into the youth, and now it’s time to move past this garbage. Time to bring back morals and ethics.


31 posted on 02/27/2025 5:56:01 PM PST by Dominic01 (Political correctness has become a psychosis)
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To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC

Ya got your does
and ya got your bucks


32 posted on 02/27/2025 5:59:12 PM PST by Palio di Siena (Kralik…..you get the wallet )
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To: Dominic01

Surround yourself with with the best and learn from them ignore DEI.Merit will make you a winner.


33 posted on 02/27/2025 8:52:03 PM PST by cnsmom
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Trump is showing the chaos that runs the judiciary. He’s playing them like a violin. SCOTUS is going to have to step in and fix their mess. I wonder what they’ll do.....


34 posted on 02/28/2025 7:38:56 AM PST by jeffc (Resident of the free State of Florida)
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