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District Judge George Augustine O\u2019Toole Jr. (Credit: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yet another federal judge had decided to legislate from the bench.<\/p>\n

As CNN reported<\/a>, U.S District Judge George A. O\u2019Toole, Jr. of Massachusetts announced today that he was blocking the \u201cfork in the road\u201d buyout program, pausing Thursday\u2019s deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration\u2019s generous resignation offer. According to the outlet, the judge wants to see more court proceedings on the program\u2019s legality play out.<\/p>\n

The government will also send a notice to the employees informing them that Thursday\u2019s deadline is on ice.<\/p>\n

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Another hearing is set for Monday at 2 p.m. ET, according to MSNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before O\u2019Toole, Jr.\u2019s ruling<\/a>, eligible federal workers had until 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday to decide whether to take the Trump Administration\u2019s offer. <\/p>\n

In the meantime, O\u2019Toole, Jr., who Bill Clinton nominated<\/a>, has at least temporarily saved hundreds of thousands of federal employees from potential termination as the Trump Administration plans massive layoffs <\/a> for those who refuse to accept the buyout offer. <\/p>\n

As CNN notes<\/a>, today\u2019s pause is the result of a lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees and multiple other unions in the US District Court in Massachusetts two days ago. They were seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the February 6 deadline.<\/p>\n

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported<\/a>, Trump offered buyouts to millions of federal workers if they resigned by today. The workers who accept Trump\u2019s offer will receive pay and benefits through September 30.<\/p>\n

DOGE leader and X owner Elon Musk has pointed out this is a fair and generous deal, especially compared to what happens when private sector workers get canned.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to note that Trump\u2019s offer does not include postal workers, military personnel, immigration officials, or people in national security roles.<\/p>\n

Over 40,000<\/a> federal workers have so far taken Trump\u2019s offer. Between 5% and 10% of federal employees were expected <\/a> to take Trump\u2019s buyout offer.<\/p>\n

But that still leaves almost a million <\/a>federal employees eligible for termination even under the most generous scenario.<\/p>\n

This is a breaking news story and will be updated<\/strong><\/p>\n

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