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.
Inspector General Fired By Trump Reacts: Never Been Anything Like This
Recently fired Inspector General Mark Greenblatt joins Sam Stein to discuss the Trump administration’s unprecedented purge of inspectors general, the importance of having independent oversight, and what happens going forward.
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 never-ending cycle of politicization.”
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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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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 “potentially existential threat” to a ...
Bipartisan senators demand Trump explanation for IG firings
The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a rare bipartisan letter to President Trump demanding an explanation for ...