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 ...
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 ...
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Interior’s fired IG warns against hiring of a ‘lackey’ watchdog
Mark Lee Greenblatt became the Interior inspector general in 2019, during the first Trump administration. Mark Lee Greenblatt ...
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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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Trump’s ‘Friday Night Massacre’ Probably Legal, Says Law Prof — But His Power to Replace Fired IGs Is Limited
One Harvard Law School professor was skeptical that the removal of the inspectors general was not legally allowed -- but he did point to other provisions of the Inspector General Act that would ...
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 ...
Ousted IG: Trump firings ‘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 ...
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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 ...