‘Procedurally erroneous’: Trump admin claims court order to reveal ‘plan’ for mass firings could cause ’embarrassment’

Photo: President Donald Trump signs executive orders on May 5, 2025. Official White House photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by Jerry Lambe. Law&Crime – May 12th, 2025.

The Trump administration is asking a federal judge in California to reconsider an order that would force it to disclose its plan for mass firings across multiple agencies as part of the president’s effort to gut the federal workforce, claiming that such “Agency Reductions in Force and Reorganization Plans” (ARRPs) contain privileged information that could, among other things, cause “embarrassment” or “annoyance” for the government. […]

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