A federal judge appeared skeptical Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s move to end collective bargaining with federal labor unions in agencies with national security missions across the federal government, reported Politico.

U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman, a Bill Clinton appointee, called the White House’s fact sheet explaining the order “part of the problem” after oral arguments were finished in a lawsuit brought by National Treasury Employees Union, the nation’s second largest federal union, against the Department of Justice.

Friedman said it’s hard to believe the White House’s explanation of what the agencies do. He also pointed out that Trump’s own comments make it seem like he was really just trying to get back at groups that don’t go along with his plans.

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