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Donald Trump Fires 12 Inspectors General In 'Chilling Purge' Overnight

Donald Trump Fires 12 Inspectors General In 'Chilling Purge' Overnight

HuffPost
Saturday, January 25, 2025 5:08 PM GMT

The president gave no notice to Congress of the firings as required by law.

Donald Trump’s administration late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies that are tasked with rooting out fraud, waste and abuse in the government, according to The Washington Post.

The dismissals appeared to violate a federal law that requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of an intent to fire an inspector general.

“This is a chilling purge,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Saturday in a speech on the Senate floor. “This is Donald Trump’s way of telling us he’s terrified of accountability.”

Congress established the offices of inspectors general as part of its Watergate-era reforms following President Richard Nixon’s administration. Their job is to provide independent audits, inspections and investigations of government agencies.

After Trump dismissed the inspectors general of five cabinet departments at the end of his first presidential term, Congress passed a law in 2022 that increased the removal protections for the post, including requiring a notification as to the “substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons” for the removal action.

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