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North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Sunday refused to say whether his state will meet a Justice Department deadline to stop enforcing a controversial anti-LGBT law.

“I’m looking at all my options,” McCrory told Chris Wallace during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

McCrory in March signed House Bill 2, which bans people from using public restrooms consistent with their gender identity. The law also prohibits municipalities in North Carolina from enacting LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination measures.

McCrory’s administration on May 4 received a letter from Principal Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Vanita Gupta that said HB 2 violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Justice Department also told the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the University of North Carolina that their compliance with the anti-LGBT law violates Title VII, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Violence Against Women Act.

The McCrory administration faces a Monday deadline to stop enforcing HB 2 and notify state employees they can use restrooms consistent with their gender identity.

“This is an unrealistic deadline by the federal government,” McCrory told Wallace.

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore told reporters last week that his state will not meet the deadline.

“We’re not going to get bullied by the Obama administration to take action prior to Monday’s date,” he said.

McCrory told Wallace that his administration has asked the Justice Department for an extension.