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(Newspring) – An official in the White House has confirmed to News National that “some” of the independent general inspectors of major federal agencies “have been asked to leave.”
NewsNation Partner The hill reported that Trump has set aside about 17 federal watchdogs within various departments, including the Department of Veteran Affairs, Defense Department, State Department, Energy Department and Housing and Urban Development.
A skin spokesman told The Hill that General Inspector Rae Oliver Davis received notice on Friday.
Washington Post reported late Friday night that “The White House fired the independent general inspectors from at least 14 major federal agencies in a cleansing that could clear the way for President Donald Trump to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in government. “
The House’s Agricultural Committee’s ranking member Angie Craig criticized Trump’s action in a statement on Saturday.
“Although the president has the right to replace general inspector, the firing of these independent watchdogs late at night is not only in violation of the law, but also inhibits our ability to fight waste, fraud and abuse and ensure that programs are run as the intention of the congress , whether the disaster relief for farmers or nutrition programs, ”she said.
Craig referred to the “Midnight Cleaning of Inspector Generals” as “Alarming and unprecedented.”
“These layoffs threaten to undermine public confidence at a time when many hardworking Americans doubt whether state institutions look after them and reinforce the perception that politicians are going to play according to another set of rules,” she added.
Senator Chuck Schumer also ripped Trump On xand said it “is a grave sign that it is a golden age of corruption and abuse in the government.”
In a previous statement on the platform, Schumer also said it could be a violation of federal law with 30 days notice required to fire general inspectors.
