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Breaking the Law

 January 25, 2025

Trump has fired seventeen independent Inspectors General, flouting a law passed in 2022 that requires 30-days notice and explanation of the firing to be given to Congress, according to Reuters.

The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires the president to give both houses of Congress reasons for the dismissals 30 days in advance.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
An inspector general is an independent position that conducts audits and investigations into allegations of waste, fraud and abuse of power.
Agencies are pressing ahead with orders from Trump, who returned to the presidency on Monday, to reshape the federal bureaucracy by scrapping diversity programs, rescinding job offers and sidelining more than 150 national security and foreign policy officials.
According to Meidas Touch, the firing happened after the Pete Hegseth confirmation to Secretary of State because Senator Chuck Grassley had vowed to defend these Inspectors, most of whom were hired in Trump’s first term. It seems Trump wanted to secure Grassley’s vote before pulling the trigger on the firings. As it was Hegseth required a tie-breaking vote by the Vice President to be confirmed, a. first for a Cabinet nominee.

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