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President Donald Trump fired multiple independent federal watchdogs, known as inspectors general, in a Friday night purge, removing a significant layer of accountability as he asserts his control over the federal government in his second term, according to two people with knowledge of the dismissals, granted anonymity to share details they were not authorized to speak about publicly.
The ousters set up what will likely be one of Trump’s first major court battles since taking office. At least one of the fired inspectors general — the State Department’s Cardell Richardson Sr. — has told staff he plans to show up to work on Monday, arguing that the firings are illegal, according to a person familiar with the situation who requested anonymity to reveal the internal discussions. A State Department spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
One of the two people briefed on the dismissals said the number is at least a dozen and includes inspectors general at the departments of State, […]
This action is another example of how No.2 wants to operate—-in secret and chaos. This way the average person does not realizing all the horrible things he is doing to them and the country and businesses (except those he works with to gain more riches). So many things are happening so quickly that the average American (who mainly watches Fox News), does not really know what is going on. The rest of the country is overwhelmed and can’t follow all the terrible things he is doing to create that chaos so people don’t realize how self-serving he is. And, of course, the GOP in Congress is too lily-livered to stand up to him—even on his worst appointments to agencies and departments that are essential to the running of our country.