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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alanna Durkin Richer

Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop ban

Attorney General Bondi - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Justice Department filed a complaint Friday accusing a federal judge in Washington of misconduct during hearings over President Donald Trump's executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military.

The complaint filed by Attorney General Pam Bondi's chief of staff, Chad Mizelle, marks an escalation of the Republican administration's criticism of the judiciary, which has been been weighing a slew of legal challenges to the Republican president's actions.

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