A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump from firing Democratic members of a federal oversight board, arguing their jobs were protected.

The National Credit Union Administration expects to lose as many as 257 staff members, or more than 20% of its employees, through voluntary buyouts as part of the Trump administration’s bid to slash the federal workforce.

A federal court ruled that President Trump’s removals were illegal and arbitrary and ordered two board members reinstated.

Questions remain whether Trump can legitimately remove board members from the National Credit Union Administration, and the answers lie in the courts.

The National Credit Union Administration is facing a staffing shortage and looking for employees to perform more than one job function to meet the agency’s mandate, according to an email obtained by Bloomberg Law.

Earlier this month, Trump fired Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka ... Federal law mandates no more than two of NCUA’s three board members can be from the same party. During Trump’s first stint ...