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.
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.
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.
Exclusive-USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House
Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Trump Firing of HHS Inspector General Just the Latest in an Ongoing Conflict
Currently, the HHS inspector general's website lists Juliet Hodgkins, principal deputy inspector general, as the highest-ranking member of the leadership team. Hodgkins joined the Office of Inspector General in 2011 and served as the office's acting chief of staff from 2020 to 2022, according to her bio.
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.
Trump Uses Mass Firing to Remove Independent Inspectors General at Various Agencies
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversight laws.
Legal Analysts Respond to Donald Trump Firing Inspectors General
"President Trump is well within his power to remove members of the executive branch at will," law professor John Choon Yoo told Newsweek.
Inspector general fired by Trump reacts to his ouster
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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.
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 ...
Trump defends ousting at least 15 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a ...
Inspector general dismissed by Trump calls mass firings a threat to democracy
A former inspector general claimed on MSNBC that President Donald Trump's mass firing of 17 federal watchdogs on Friday ...
Pentagon’s acting inspector general reviewing order of Mark Milley investigation
The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General is reviewing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to look into ...
Dick Durbin, Chuck Grassley criticize Trump for Inspector General firings
Days after President Donald Trump terminated more than a dozen Inspector Generals around the federal government, two ...
DOJ fires employees who worked on Trump prosecutions under Jack Smith | The Excerpt
Plus: Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, and his role in Jan. 6 misinformation | Trump pledges sweeping tariffs on ...
Trump has 'responsibility' to fire political DOJ members, attorney says
Former Trump impeachment attorney David Schoen praises President Donald Trump for firing key officials on former special ...