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On January 24, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the immediate firing of at least 17 inspectors general across various federal government cabinet departments and agencies. The late-night mass dismissal has raised significant concerns about government oversight, accountability, and potential legal violations, and was called a "Friday ...
Trump fired a 19th inspector general, the USAID’s watchdog, this week. The inspectors general, in positions across many government agencies, work to find and prevent waste, fraud and abuse ...
Eight inspectors general who were fired by President Donald Trump last month are suing the federal government over what they allege are "unlawful and unjustified purported termination[s].". The ...
When asked, President Trump claimed he did not command the Justice Department to drop the charges. When asked by a reporter whether he ordered the dismissal of charges against Adams, Trump said: "I didn't...I know nothing about it." [18] [27] "I don't know if he or she resigned, but that U.S. attorney was fired". [18] [27] [28]
Trump fires inspectors general from watchdog positions. Capping off his first week in the Oval Office, Trump fired 17 inspectors general, or watchdogs against fraud and corruption in federal agencies.
2025 Trump Justice Department Resignations refers to the resignation of six prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney Danielle Sassoon and Hagan Scotten, in response to orders from Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove to dismiss corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams in February 2025.
Trump shared the announcement and accused Selzer of “possible ELECTION FRAUD,” adding: “An investigation is fully called for!” Trump has long pushed disproven and discredited claims of ...
In April and May 2020, United States President Donald Trump dismissed the inspectors general (IGs) of five cabinet departments in the space of six weeks. [1] [2] The inspectors general removed were Michael K. Atkinson, Intelligence, on April 3; Glenn Fine (acting), Defense, April 7; Christi Grimm (acting), Health and Human Services, May 1; Mitch Behm (acting), Transportation, May 15; and Steve ...