JUST IN: Judge Blocking Trump Agenda Exposed As Democrat Activist

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, who recently blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender individuals from military service, has a long history of involvement with the Democratic Party. Since 2008, she has reportedly donated over $38,000 to Democratic campaigns and organizations.

Judge Reyes, a Biden appointee and the first openly gay federal judge in D.C., also volunteered for former President Joe Biden’s campaigns. Before her judicial appointment, she was a partner at Williams & Connolly LLP, a firm known for representing Democratic figures. Her legal career includes extensive pro bono work, particularly in asylum and human rights cases.

On Tuesday, Judge Reyes issued a preliminary injunction against Trump’s executive order, arguing that the ban likely violates constitutional rights to equal protection and due process.

“The court knows that this opinion will lead to heated public debate and appeals. In a healthy democracy, both are positive outcomes,” Reyes wrote. “We should all agree, however, that every person who has answered the call to serve deserves our gratitude and respect.”

She insisted that her decision was not made lightly, stating, “Judicial overreach is no less pernicious than executive overreach.” However, she maintained that the judiciary has a responsibility to serve as a check on executive power, adding that the court “therefore must act to uphold the equal protection rights that the military defends every day.”

In her 79-page ruling, Reyes argued that the Trump administration failed to demonstrate that transgender individuals negatively impact military readiness. She claimed that transgender service members have served for years, with over 130 years of collective experience among the plaintiffs, including deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and other conflict zones.

Reyes was particularly critical of the rationale behind Trump’s executive order, stating that it was based on “stereotypes rather than facts.” She noted that transgender service members have met rigorous military standards and earned commendations such as the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medals, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medals.

Trump’s executive order, signed on January 27, asserted that gender identity conflicts with military values like honor and discipline. Following the order, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth implemented a policy disqualifying individuals with gender dysphoria from military service, citing concerns over readiness and healthcare costs.

During her confirmation process, Reyes disclosed that she had provided “limited legal assistance regarding potential election law issues” for Biden’s 2020 campaign. Fox News reported that, according to FEC records, she has donated over $38,000 to Democratic causes, including ActBlue, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff’s campaign, and Biden’s 2020 presidential bid, where she contributed the maximum allowed amount.

She has also supported Defeat By Tweet, a Democratic-aligned super PAC that funds the Justice Fund—an organization that, as Influence Watch describes, “raises money for liberal groups in swing states each time President Donald Trump makes a post to his controversial Twitter account.”

Reyes, born in Montevideo, Uruguay, immigrated to the United States as a child and settled in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2017, the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia honored her as “Woman Lawyer of the Year.”

In April 2024, Reyes criticized Biden’s DOJ for instructing its attorneys to defy House GOP subpoenas in the Hunter Biden probe. Citing Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s imprisonment for a similar offense, she remarked, “There’s a person in jail right now because you all brought a criminal lawsuit against him… And now you guys are flouting those subpoenas.”

The DOJ claimed compliance would breach the separation of powers, but Reyes rejected this as hypocritical, stating, “You all are making a bunch of arguments that you would never accept from any other litigant.”