President Trump fired 17 inspectors general, the internal watchdogs who monitor federal agencies, on Friday night, capping a week of dramatic shake-ups of the federal bureaucracy with a focus on loyalty to the president. (NYT confirming WashPost) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/us/politics/trump-fires-inspectors-general.html?smid=nytcore-android-shareWell, he thinks he did:
"At this point, we do not believe the actions taken are legally sufficient to dismiss Presidentially Appointed, Senate Confirmed Inspectors General" writes Hannibal “Mike” Ware, Council of Inspectors on Integrity and EfficiencyPretty sure that email wasn’t legally sufficient. Maybe he should have posted a “truth”.
Interesting Times ahead. Cause it ain’t over, ‘til it’s over. In related news:Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, a “watchdog” for inspectors general, said that Congress wasn’t given the 30 days’ notice from the White House required by federal law.
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) January 25, 2025
Looks like Donald Trump is getting the pushback he deserves for trying to break the law and fire them.
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Hi folks! Here to remind you that Executive Orders cannot lawfully undo laws passed by Congress.
— Aaron Fritschner (@Fritschner) January 24, 2025
FEMA is established in statute; the title of the bill that established it is worth knowing: The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006https://t.co/9bMggeeCJu https://t.co/NjvjTyvAT9
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