WOW: Judge Reyes just absolutely tore into the lawyers for the fired IGs, saying they waited 21 days to file suit and then demanded emergency same-day relief.
She forced them to withdraw their TRO motion and threatened them with sanctions.
Reyes was livid that the lawyers for the IGs compared their case to the recently decided case of fired ethics watchdog Hampton Dellinger. She pointed out why those cases are nothing alike and wondered why the IGs would even try to compare them.
MORE: When Reyes asked DOJ if they wanted to weigh in the attorney, having just watched the obliteration of his adversary, meekly replied, "Um, ah, nothing from the government." Smart move.
THE UPSHOT: The IGs withdrew their temporary restraining order motion and instead agreed to an expedited briefing schedule. Reyes noted that could've been done with a 5 minute phone call to DOJ rather than forcing everyone to race to court on a TRO hearing.
Hang it in the Smithsonian.
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