AP FACT CHECK: Trump attacks govt watchdogs on false grounds

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In firing one inspector general, sidelining another and assailing a third, President Donald Trump in recent days has put his aversion to agents of federal accountability on stark display in a country consumed by the coronavirus.

Clearly displeased when inspectors general come to independent conclusions that don't fit the stories he tells, Trump employs a tactic to mar their credibility. If public servants worked for the government in the Obama era, they are subject to being painted as Obama loyalists out to get him.

And they're not insulated if they worked for Republican presidents, too, as the three targeted IGs found out.

So it went over the past week as Trump distorted key elements of the pandemic response and the few other political subjects that got any attention in the pandemic.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/factcheck/ap-fact-check-trump-attacks-govt-watchdogs-on-false-grounds/ar-BB12w05W?li=BBnbfcL

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