Former USDA Inspector General Defies Trump Order, Escorted from Her Office
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran, said the Trump administration had not followed proper protocols, according to Reuters sources.
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.
Fired Trump official: ‘Alarm bells’ should be going off for Americans
A former inspector general is sounding the alarm bells for Americans as President Donald Trump is entering his second week in office.
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 for.
Fired inspector general: Trump didn’t follow law
The larger principle here, beyond the notice provision, is the potential for politicization of the inspector general positions,” Greenblatt said Monday on “Dan Abrams Live.
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 Democrats and Republicans have decried. Many lawmakers said that Congress was not given the legally required 30-day notices about the dismissals.
White House press secretary defends Trump's firing of inspectors general
Trump's firings of the Senate-confirmed inspectors general included officials at Defense, State, Transportation, Labor, Health and Human Services, and EPA among others.
'Never seen anything like this': DOJ fires officials who investigated Trump
Former FBI Assistant Director and former Inspector General, Greg Brower, joins Morning Joe to discuss the Justice Department announcing that it fired several career lawyers involved in prosecuting Donald Trump.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Interior’s fired IG warns against hiring of a ‘lackey’ watchdog
Mark Lee Greenblatt became the Interior inspector general in 2019, during the first Trump administration. Mark Lee Greenblatt ...
Democratic donors among inspectors general dismissed by Trump
The inspectors general Trump fired late last week had histories of donating to both Democratic and Republican political ...
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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Trump’s firing of independent watchdogs raises concerns about government fraud and ethics
In another sweeping move of his second term, President Trump fired more than a dozen inspectors general, the non-partisan ...
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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 ...
Trump’s Late-Night Dismissal Of 18 Inspectors General Sparks Legal Concerns
Donald Trump’s dismissal of several inspectors general on Jan. 24 led to several figures questioning the ethics and legality ...