# The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1)

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**Created:** [November 11, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068 "2024-11-11T06:19:24Z")\
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The [FAQ](https://www.opm.gov/fork/faq) they posted is explicit that workers who opt to resign are not expected to work.

> [@OPM](#):
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> **Frequently Asked Questions**
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> Am I expected to work during the deferred resignation period?
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> No. Except in rare cases determined by your agency, you are not expected to work.

Of course, this is blatantly unlawful. The American people pay the wages for federal workers, and there is no way current law allows the President to pay federal workers for 7 months while not actually working.

> **[Trump Administration Offers Millions of Federal Workers Payouts to Resign](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/politics/trump-buyouts-federal-workers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.s04.HXZs.GnvvNO9BOR1n&smid=url-share)**
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> The move, which could dramatically reduce the size of the federal work force, appeared to stretch the limits of President Trump’s authority.

> [@New York Times](#):
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> It is unclear what authority the Trump administration has to offer paid administrative leave to effectively the entire federal civilian work force. Under the law, no employee can be on [administrative leave for more than 10 days in a year](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6329a&num=0&edition=prelim#:~:text=In%20general.%2DDuring%20any%20calendar%20year%2C%20an%20agency%20may%20place%20an%20employee%20in%20administrative%20leave%20for%20a%20period%20of%20not%20more%20than%20a%20total%20of%2010%20work%20days.) — let alone more than seven months.
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> …Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia — a state that hosts a large chunk of the federal work force — denounced the offer, and suggested that the offer of pay was a trick.
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> “If you accept that offer and resign, he’ll stiff you.” Mr. Kaine, a Democrat, said in a floor speech on Tuesday, referring to Mr. Trump’s [past refusals to pay workers](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/nyregion/trump-tower-illegal-immigrant-workers-union-settlement.html).
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> Mr. Kaine added of Mr. Trump, “He doesn’t have any authority to do this. Do not be fooled by this guy.”

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