A group of employees sued Trump administration officials this week over the closure.
He set Wednesday for the Trump administration to issue opposition briefs and Friday for RFE/RLs reply.
After initially opposing the disbursement, the administration said that the payments would be made by Wednesday.
Gregory Peck on Radio Free in the 1950s and Donald TrumpEverett Collection; Getty Images
Other outlets overseen by USAGM also have greatly scaled back their operations, including Radio Free Asia.
A judge later ruled that Pack could not interfere in the editorial operations of the entities.
