The Chairperson for Inspector generals has hit back at Donald Trump‘s mass firing of government watchdogs, claiming the move is ‘not legally sufficient’ in a strongly-worded letter.
Late Friday night, the newly-minted leader announced the firing of 17 Inspector Generals, sparking major concern on Capitol Hill.
The White House failed to publicly announce the bloodbath or provide any explanation for why it fired the officials who are tasked with evaluating federal departments on issues including the law and use of taxpayer money.
IGs for the departments of defense, state, transportation, veterans affairs, housing and urban development, interior and energy were all let go.
But soon after Hannibal ‘Mike’ Ware, Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, challenged the decision in a thinly-veiled threating letter.
According to the Post, Ware is one of the agents who was fired on Friday night.
Others include Michael Horowitz at the Justice Department who was an appointee of Obama and Mark Lee Greenblatt of the Department of the Interior.
When the watchdogs don’t bark, they should be fired. Trump appears to be firing anyone who might obstruct deep reform. This is a very good sign. USA needs a strong and peaceful revolution in government. Trump is our best hope for deep reform. During his first term and all along, many IGs have been part of the coverup, not reform. I was surprised and pleased to see Horowitz on this list as the rumor was he was going to be spared. An IG is a deeply important arbiter of morality and ethics, without which our nation cannot survive. USA needs a deep housecleaning and this is part of that. ABN
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