“The mass firing also sends a clear message not just to remaining inspectors general …but also to the rest of the federal bureaucracy: Get with the program or you will be next.”
Austin Sarat on the chilling message behind Trump’s latest firing spree.
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Opinion | Carefully laid protections did not shield federal employees from Trump’s latest firing spree
Congress created the first inspector general position in 1976 in an era of post-Watergate reform. Trump's recent move to fire 18 of the 73 positions flies in the face of that tradition.
