Inspectors general may be fired, but that’s not the end of the story
"It's quite stark and severe, if you will. This is sort of like the bureaucratic version of a perp walk," said former Interior Department IG Mark Greenblatt.
Inspector general fired by Trump has a warning for Americans
President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, according to a Trump administration official, paving the way for him to install his own picks for the independent watchdog roles.
Former inspector general cut off from email, desk after firing
Mark Greenblatt, one of the 17 inspectors general who President Trump fired on Friday, said he couldn’t access his email come Monday.
Trump fires multiple federal inspectors general in overnight purge
Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.
VA, DOD oversight questioned after Trump inspector general firings
The top watchdogs for the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs were among the individuals dismissed by Trump.
Trump fires 18 inspectors general overnight in legally murky move
A senior administration official said the move was an effort to let go of parts of the Biden administration that don’t “align” with the Trump administration.
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Inspector general fired by Trump warns Americans President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, according to a Trump administration official,
Democratic donors among inspectors general dismissed by Trump
At least six of the inspectors general recently dismissed by President Donald Trump had a history of donating to Democratic ...
Fired official defies Trump and must be escorted out
The White House fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies on Friday night — a move that both ...
Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms as Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Purge
The full scope of the Friday night mass firings was coming into sharper view as one fired watchdog official warned of “a ...
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Ousted IG: Trump firings a ‘a potentially existential threat’ to government oversight
One of 17 government watchdogs ousted by President Trump said that the move was a “a potentially existential threat” to a crucial government oversight tool. “I view it as a potentially existential ...
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‘Paranoia and distrust’: How Trump’s mass firing of government watchdogs will affect climate policy
President Donald Trump appointed a lawyer named Mark Lee Greenblatt to root out fraud, abuse, and corruption in the ...
Fired government watchdog: ‘So, Friday night I got an email’
Mark Greenblatt, a former inspector general of the Department of the Interior, described the moment he learned he had been ...
President Trump lays off 17 inspectors general. Here's what they do in that job
President Trump fired 17 inspectors general across federal agencies. Here's what an inspector general does and who they work ...
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Trump Firing Spree Victim Tells CNN Brutal Details Of His Termination — Couldn’t Even Clean Out His Desk
Former Inspector General Mark Greenblatt revealed brutal details of his firing by President Donald Trump to CNN anchor Kasie ...