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Democrat-led states join legal fight over Trump's mass firings of federal workers

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and 19 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over mass layoffs of federal employees in federal court in Maryland.
The lawsuit argues that the firings caused immense harm to affected employees and state governments, which must process unemployment benefits for thousands.
The Trump administration claimed the firings were due to unsatisfactory performance; however, many affected employees had strong reviews and no disciplinary records.
Ellison stated, 'Whether Donald Trump likes it or not, there are laws governing large-scale reductions in the federal government’s workforce that his administration must abide by.

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