Trump fires 17 independent inspectors general at federal agencies, source says

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Source: ®euters

Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump fired 17 independent watchdogs at multiple government agencies on Friday, a person with knowledge of the matter said, eliminating a critical oversight component and clearing the way to replace them with loyalists.
The inspectors general at agencies including the departments of state, defense and transportation were notified by emails from the White House personnel director that they had been terminated immediately, the source said on condition of anonymity.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-fires-least-12-independent-inspectors-general-washington-post-reports-2025-01-25/

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1. Stalinist Purge underway

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2. The leaks still will come forth..............

the loyalty is frail, the insecurity level on high. The chaos within will be the undoing.

Meanwhile, the USA and world will suffer.

[Joinfortmill]

3. Feel like weeping. Also damn pissed off.

[Emile]

4. After an alert to the hosts, locking.

This is a duplicate of the same news story posted earlier.

dupe of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143380656