Inspectors General Refuse Trumps Illegal Firing Order

[skews13]

It's a widespread massacre. Whoever Trump puts in now will be viewed as loyalists, and that undermines the entire system,' one of the unnamed fired agents told the Washington Post.
But soon after Hannibal 'Mike' Ware, Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, challenged the decision in a thinly-veiled threating letter.

Addressed to Sergio Gor, Head of the Presidential Personnel Office, Ware, wrote: '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.'
The January 24 document further cites the 2022 amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978 - which state that the president must notify Congress 30 days prior to removing IGs.

Welcome, IGs, to the Resistance!

Inspectors General Refuse Trump's Illegal Firing Order

The Inspectors General responded to Trump’s illegal attempt to fire them with a letter saying Heck no, we won’t go! From The Daily Mail: It's a widespread massacre. Whoever Trump puts in now will be viewed as loyalists, and that undermines the entire...

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Convicted felon attempts to cover up more crimes.

He should keep in mind that the immunity ruling from SCOTUS only covers official acts relating to his duties of the office. It does not cover any crimes not part of those official duties.

 

[Edgetho]

You need to be medicated.

Good.

 

[Oddball]

Who is going to pay them?

 

[ColonelAngus]

The cult TDS gives me something to look forward to every day.

Today it is.

TRUMP IS TRYING TO GET THE USA OUT OF ITS 36 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT AND ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY GOVERNMENT JOBS!!!

ORANGE MAN BAD!

 

[JLW]

The cult TDS gives me something to look forward to every day.

Today it is.

TRUMP IS TRYING TO GET THE USA OUT OF ITS 36 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT AND ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY GOVERNMENT JOBS!!!

ORANGE MAN BAD!

The purpose of the IG's office is to root out fraud and waste, you idiot.

 

[Oddball]

The purpose of the IG's office is to root out fraud and waste, you idiot.

In a gubmint that costs $7 trillion, the IGs are fraud and waste.

 

[mikegriffith1]

Welcome, IGs, to the Resistance!

Inspectors General Refuse Trump's Illegal Firing Order

The Inspectors General responded to Trump’s illegal attempt to fire them with a letter saying Heck no, we won’t go! From The Daily Mail: It's a widespread massacre. Whoever Trump puts in now will be viewed as loyalists, and that undermines the entire...

www.dailykos.com

Convicted felon attempts to cover up more crimes.

He should keep in mind that the immunity ruling from SCOTUS only covers official acts relating to his duties of the office. It does not cover any crimes not part of those official duties.

You people are just irrational and rabid. It says volumes that you get your info from the Daily Kos.

 

[Edgetho]

The purpose of the IG's office is to root out fraud and waste, you idiot.

Except, the dirtbags he fired weren't doing that. They were contributing to it

 

[boedicca]

I'll enjoy seeing this end up in the Supreme Court - and all of the Resistance getting schooled on Article II of the Constitution. "The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America." That is it. It does not say "except for those powers reserved for the permanent bureaucracy."

 

[JLW]

In a gubmint that costs $7 trillion, the IGs are fraud and waste.

In 2015 alone the IG's office saved 1.3 billion dollars and recovered 243 million dollars.

GSA Watchdog Report Exposes Widespread Waste, Fraud and Abuse - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

oversight.house.gov

The reason Trump wants to do away with IG's office is not to combat fraud but to facilitate it for his kleptomaniac friends.

 

[Polishprince]

The most the government can be on the hook for here is the 30 days notice.

They should consider President Trump's firing of them the notice to them as well as Congress.

 

[Oddball]

In 2015 alone the IG's office saved 1.3 billion dollars and recovered 243 million dollars.

GSA Watchdog Report Exposes Widespread Waste, Fraud and Abuse - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

oversight.house.gov

The reason Trump wants to do away with IG's office is not to combat fraud but to facilitate it for his kleptomaniac friends.

Sez the $7 trillion gubmint...They found a WHOPPING FRACTION of 1% in waste and fraud......And you believe them.

 

[JLW]

In 2024, the IG's office recovered a staggering 7.13 billion dollars in fraud.

HHS-OIG's Efforts Result in $7.13 Billion in Expected Recoveries and Receivables, According to Fall 2024 Semiannual Report

oig.hhs.gov

It should be self-evident to even the biggest fool why Trump wants to do away with the IG's office...and it is not to weed out fraud.

 

[Oddball]

In 2024, the IG's office recovered a staggering 7.13 billion dollars in fraud.

HHS-OIG's Efforts Result in $7.13 Billion in Expected Recoveries and Receivables, According to Fall 2024 Semiannual Report

oig.hhs.gov

It should be self-evident to even the biggest fool why Trump wants to do away with the IG's office...and it is not to weed out fraud.

A STAGGERING FRACTION of 1%!...Call the neighbors, wake the kids!

Fucking rube.

 

[Thunk]

No pay...Cut the electricity in their office...take their computers...turn off their phones.

Hell, lets have some fun with this

I can't imagine telling my EMPLOYER that I refuse to leave after being fired!

 

[Concerned American]

The purpose of the IG's office is to root out fraud and waste, you idiot.

Reagan set the precedent for removal of IGs when he did it in 1981. He removed all 15 on Jan. 20, 1981. Congress didn't like it initially, but after seeing his picks, it was well received. Trumps order will stand.

 

[The Duke]

The purpose of the IG's office is to root out fraud and waste, you idiot.

Well, they haven't been doing their jobs, now have they?
What happens to people like that?

 

[Concerned American]

The most the government can be on the hook for here is the 30 days notice.

They should consider President Trump's firing of them the notice to them as well as Congress.

This is a pretty informative piece on the subject of the removal of IGs. Seems Reagan did it in 1981.

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11546

 

[JLW]

A STAGGERING FRACTION of 1%!...Call the neighbors, wake the kids!

Fucking rube.

The sad fact is so many Trump supporters are fine with doing away with the IGs office because of the false belief that the IGs office does nothing and is a waste of money.

The evidence shows that the IG's office more than pays for itself in recovery and saving for the American people. The IG program is one that "conservatives" should rally around.

It is important to remember that the $7.13 billion that the IGs office is recovering is from only one department.

 

[Oddball]

The sad fact is so many of you support Trump doing away with the IGs office because of the false belief that the IGs office does nothing and is a waste of money.

The evidence shows that the IG's office more than pays for itself in recovery and saving to the American people. The IG program is one that "conservatives" should rally around.

It is important to remember that the $7.13 billion that the IGs office is recovering is from only one department.

The sad fact is that a team of fucking high school accounting student interns could find 10% waste and fraud in the Pentagon alone.

You're a fucking clown.