Judge Carl NicholsJudge Nichols, a Trump appointee on Friday declined to block the Trump Administration’s move to place thousands of USAID workers on leave.Last week Judge Nichols temporarily extended his restraining order blocking the Trump Admin from placing USAID workers on leave.The restraining order expired on Friday and the judge declined a request for a preliminary injunction.Judge Nichols said in a 26-page decision that the plaintiffs (the union that represents the USAID workers) have not demonstrated that further preliminary injunctive relief is warranted. Thousand of USAID workers will be placed on administrative leave.CBS reported:A federal judge on Friday declined to block the Trump administration from putting thousands of employees with U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave and recalling others from overseas, clearing the way for the president to resume his efforts to overhaul the agency as part of his plans to slash the size of the federal government.U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, appointed by President Trump, denied a request for a preliminary injunction sought by two labor unions that represent members of the Foreign Service and civilian employees. Nichols had issued a temporary order earlier this month that prevented the administration from placing thousands of USAID employees on administrative leave and evacuating workers from overseas posts, and ordered the Trump administration to reinstate USAID workers who had already been placed on leave.But in turning down the request for the preliminary injunction, Nichols now allows the Trump administration to resume those efforts.The post BREAKING: Judge Declines to Block Trump’s Move to Put Thousands of USAID Workers on Leave appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.