“President Donald Trump on Saturday night defended his removal of a slew of inspectors general Friday night, as lawmakers in both parties raised concerns about the late-night purge and questioned a decision that appeared to violate federal law,” the Washington Post reports.

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Trump Defends Ousting Inspectors General

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.

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‘Troubling’: Inspector general fired by Trump has warning for Americans

Action removed independent authorities charged with investigating mismanagement and illegal acts in the US government President Donald Trump defended the dismissal of at least a dozen inspectors general from federal agencies, in a sudden and nighttime action that removed independent authorities charged with investigating mismanagement and illegal acts in the US government.
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Ação removeu autoridades independentes encarregadas de investigar a má gestão e atos ilegais no governo dos EUA O presidente Donald Trump defendeu a demissão de ao menos uma dúzia de inspetores-gerais de agências federais, em uma ação repentina e noturna que removeu autoridades independentes encarregadas de investigar a má gestão e atos ilegais no governo dos EUA.
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Trump defends the dismissal of at least 12 federal inspectors general

President Donald Trump defended his firing 17 inspectors general at federal agencies after concerns were raised about the Friday-night purge.

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Trump reportedly defends late-night purge of executive agency inspectors general: ‘They’re not my people’

The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.

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Trump defends ousting at least 15 independent inspectors general in late-night purge

The Republican senator said on Sunday that he believes the president will fill the inspectors general positions that were recently terminated.

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Fox News host confronts Tom Cotton with GOP concerns about Trump's IG purge

Donald Trump on Sunday was accused of violating the law.Trump over the weekend defended his decision to boot at least 15 independent inspectors general in what has been described as a "late-night purge."On CNN, the host opened a Sunday segment by reporting, "Senators on both sides of the aisle" ar...

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President Donald Trump defended his firing of at least a dozen inspectors general at federal agencies, a sudden late-night purge of independent officials assigned to root out mismanagement and illegal acts in the US government.

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Trump Defends Dismissal of Dozen Federal Inspectors General

President Donald Trump and other Republicans are defending his decision to oust a dozen-and-a-half Senate confirmed inspectors general from their posts, even as opposing members of Congress say he’s stepped outside of the law. According to the Trump, the decision to remove the people responsible for prevention and detection of fraud and abuse within the sprawling federal government is a “very common thing to do.” “Some people thought that some w…

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GOP backs Trump’s IG purge

“President Donald Trump on Saturday night defended his removal of a slew of inspectors general Friday night, as lawmakers in both parties raised concerns about the late-night purge and questioned a decision that appeared to violate federal law,” the Washington Post reports. Said Trump: “I don’t know them. But some people thought that some were unfair or some were not doing their job. It’s a very standard thing to do.” CBS News: Trump fires more …

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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, defended President Donald Trump’s decision to fire 18 inspectors general this week, saying that the U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled in Trump’s favor as it relates to his power to fire federal employees. Cotton made the remarks during a Sunday interview on “Fox News ...

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