Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night shake-up of the federal government.

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Some Senate Republicans defend Trump's firing of 17 inspectors general

Several key U.S. Senate Republicans on Sunday defended President Donald Trump'sdecision to fire independent government watchdogs across at least 17 federal agencies, even though the move ran afoul of federal law.

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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham tells CNN’s Dana Bash that President Trump should have notified Congress ahead of firings, but he has the right to have people who will carry out his agenda.

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Graham on Trump purging Inspectors General: ‘That’s just the way it goes when you win an election.’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night shake-up of the federal government. He conceded, however, that Trump should have notified Congress of his decision 30 days before taking such action, as outlined by the law. “Yeah, he should have done that,” Graham said…

Graham defends purge of inspectors general, but says Trump ‘should have’ told Congress first

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The GOP senator said Trump "technically" broke the law by firing several inspectors general, but "has the authority to do it."

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Donald Trump just "technically" violated the law—Lindsey Graham

Several key U.S. Senate Republicans on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to fire independent government watchdogs across at least 17 federal agencies, even though the move ran afoul of federal law.

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Graham at first said the president acted lawfully before quickly correcting himself during a Sunday interview with NBC's Kristen Welker on Meet the Press.

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Lindsey Graham Waffles When Asked If Trump ‘Violated the Law’ with Mass IGs Firings: ‘No – Well, Technically, Yeah’

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Some Senate Republicans Defend Trump's Firing of 17 Inspectors General

The South Carolina senator admitted that Donald Trump broke the law with his mass firing of inspectors general.

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Even Lindsey Graham Knows Trump’s Friday Night Purge Was Illegal

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested Republican lawmakers would do nothing after admitting that President Donald Trump violated the law when he fired over a dozen inspectors general.
	In the late-night purge, the White House declined to give Congress 30 days' notice as required by law when firing the departmental watchdogs.
	"On Friday night, President Trump removed, as you know, 18 independent inspectors general," NBC host Kristen Welker told G…

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