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 ...

It’s a very standard thing to do, very much like the U.S. attorneys," Trump reiterated. However, inspectors general are typically considered to be independent figures within government agencies.

The independent watchdogs who are working ... But the law may have been ignored just four days into Trump's term when he fired 17 inspectors general, all at once, without cause.

Eight inspectors general fired without notice last month sued in federal court Wednesday arguing President Donald Trump violated ... inspector general offices as independent watchdogs of federal ...

Missal led the department's chief independent oversight efforts from 2016 until earlier this year, when Trump dismissed him ...

Three of the Inspectors General recently dismissed by President Trump sit down with WSJ’s Damian Paletta to discuss why it’s important for this role to remain independent and what the long ...

Hampton Dellinger, the fired head of the Office of Special Counsel, warns that President ... of independent oversight. Kligerman calls firing Dellinger and inspectors general "removing the umpires." ...

"It's a purge of independent watchdogs in the middle of the night. Inspectors general are charged with rooting out government waste, fraud, abuse, and preventing misconduct. President Trump is ...

Driving the news: The lawsuit was brought by the former inspectors general of the Departments of Defense, Labor, Veterans ...

TRUMP FIRES 17 INSPECTORS GENERAL OVERNIGHT: REPORTS If D'Esposito is confirmed, he will be reunited with a former House colleague, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Chavez-DeRemer lost her ...