Judge scolds Trump DOJ in transgender military case and downplays Hegseth’s service

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A judge spent much of an hourslong hearing on Wednesday lecturing attorneys with the Department of Justice as she weighed whether to grant an injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order on transgender service members.

Judge Ana Reyes peppered the attorneys with rhetorical questions, berated them for what she said was a gross lack of preparedness, and painstakingly reviewed studies with them about transgender people.

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