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Did a top Trump administration official lie about mass firings? A federal judge wants to know

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A federal judge is requiring the head of the Office of Personnel Management to testify on Thursday about mass firings.

A group of federal unions has alleged that OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell lied in a sworn declaration that his office did not order the firing of probationary employees based on "performance or misconduct" U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered Ezell to testify in person and under oath in San Francisco on Thursday .

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