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WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - 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.

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her Friday, saying that she didn’t believe the administration had followed proper protocols, the sources said.

In an email to colleagues on Saturday, reviewed by Reuters, she said the independent Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency “has taken the position that these termination notices do not comply with the requirements set out in law and therefore are not effective at this time.”

Fong declined to comment.

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Well well well… Let me show you my surprised face 😶

Imagine that! Trump terminating the government watchdogs tasked with impeding corruption and protecting tax payer dollars. It’s just incredible that there is not ONE. Not f*ckin one Republican who would speak out and denounce this corrupt behavior. I guess that bastion of modern times, a man with his finger on the pulse of a new generation, the 90 something year old Chuck Grassley isn’t pumped about it…

It’s monsterously reminiscent of the war on fact checking. Who are the people that would protest fact checking? F*cking liars!!!

So why fire the civil servants tasked with defending the American people and the taxes they contributed? Because you intend to pillage the funds and engage in illicit activity.

Seriously! Wtf?!

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BREAKING: Inspectors General Refuse to Vacate Posts, Citing Trump’s Firings as Illegal

Here is their letter to the Director of Presidential Personnel:

Dear Mr. Gor:

I am writing in response to your email sent to me and other Inspectors General earlier this evening wherein you informed each of us that “due to changing priorities, your position as Inspector General . . . is terminated, effective immediately.”

As Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), I recommend that you reach out to White House Counsel to discuss your intended course of action. At this point, we do not believe the actions taken are legally sufficient to dismiss Presidentially Appointed, Senate Confirmed Inspectors General.

Specifically, based upon the 2022 amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978, the President must notify Congress 30 days prior to removal of an IG and provide “substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons” for such removal. 5 U.S.C. § 403(b), as amended by the section 5202(a) of the Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022 (Title LI, Subtitle A, of P.L. 117-263, 136 Stat, 2395, 3222). The requirement to provide the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, was added to better enable Congress to engage on and respond to a proposed removal of an Inspector General in order to protect the independence of Inspectors General.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at xxxxxxxxx@sba.gov.

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So Trump just fired 17 Inspectors General, whose job it is... was... to detect and root out corruption in government. Any guesses as to why he did that? Any?

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Trump unhinged

Inspector General fired by Trump warns America

President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, according to a Trump administration official, paving the way for him to install his own picks for the independent watchdog roles. Former US Department of the Interior Inspector General Mark Greenblatt, who was terminated by the Trump administration, joins CNN's Kasie Hunt to discuss.

Trump fires inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies

President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, according to a Trump administration official, paving the way for him to install his own picks for the independent watchdog roles.

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AN OPEN LETTER to THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Co-sponsor The Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2024!

59 so far! Help us get to 100 signers!

A group of House Democrats, led by Reps. Melanie Stansbury, Ilhan Omar and Jamie Raskin, have introduced legislation that would strengthen oversight of the Supreme Court. I’m writing in support of it.

The Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2024 would authorize the creation of an office of the inspector general to investigate allegations of misconduct in the judicial branch. The inspector general would also investigate alleged violations of the Supreme Court code of ethics, issued in November; conduct and supervise audits; and recommend changes in laws or regulations governing the judiciary. The inspector general would be required to inform the attorney general when they believe there has been a violation of federal criminal law.

Congress must pass this bill. Confidence in the Supreme Court is at an all-time low, and there’s good reason for that. Several of its justices are deeply compromised and everyone can see it.

Please co-sponsor The Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2024 right away, so the provisions in it can begin to restore Americans’ faith in our highest court. Thanks.

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Investigate Trump’s Illegal Purge of Inspectors General | Civic Shout

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NEW: The Census Bureau's internal watchdog is starting an audit of efforts to transition the bureau's financial operations to the Commerce Department's cloud-based "Business Applications Solution" program, according to this memo by the department's inspector general’s office

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Trump Announcement: Musk & Ramaswamy to Run DOGE

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