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Federal Judge Frustrated In Hearing Over Transgender Military Ban

International Transgender Day of Visibility rally and protest in Tucson

A hearing took place on Tuesday regarding President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender service members, with a federal judge expressing frustration as a Justice Department attorney evaded questions about the order.

US District Judge Ana Reyes appeared visibly frustrated as DOJ lawyer Jason Lynch avoided answering basic questions about the order, particularly its references to 'ideology' and whether it constituted a ban on transgender individuals in the military.

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