I've played nice long enough

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39. Excuse? What can Schumer do?

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He can ask for cause, but he can't stop the process. It's not illegal for Trump to fire them, just highly unethical.
Unless the Republican Congress takes a stand here and demands Trump provide good cause for their firings, Schumer is just engaging in an exercise in futility.
All he can actually do is try to get Trump's nominees for their replacement rejected. Good luck on that one, they just confirmed Pete Hegseth.
Again, tell me what Schumer can do to prevent the removal of these Inspectors General. And don't tell me he can sue Trump. That goes nowhere.
This is all on the Republicans. If you want to blame Schumer, OK, but don't expect it to have any impact on the process.
We're in for at least 4 years of absolute horror. And that's the fault of the American Voters.

Note: The law says 30 day notice to Congress before firing, and a detailed listing of the reasons why each of the Inspectors General is being fired. So Trump has 30 days to find good causes. It will be interesting to see what the Congress agrees to as probable cause.