{"id":2395066,"date":"2025-01-25T10:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T15:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fires-17-inspectors-general-overnight-reports-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T10:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T15:29:30","slug":"trump-fires-17-inspectors-general-overnight-reports-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fires-17-inspectors-general-overnight-reports-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump fires 17 inspectors general overnight: Reports &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-fires-17-inspectors-general-overnight-reports-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395066&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump \u2063reportedly fired 17 \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thursday-october-21st-2021\/\" title=\"Thursday | October 21st, 2021\">inspectors general<\/a> in a \u2062significant overnight purge,\u200c an action described \u2063by one of\u2062 the dismissed officials as a &#8220;widespread massacre.&#8221; Most of those terminated were appointed during Trump&#8217;s first term and received emails from \u2064the\u2064 White House personnel director indicating that their firings \u2064were \u200ceffective\u2062 immediately. Each cabinet department has its own\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">inspector general<\/a> responsible for auditing agencies to prevent fraud and abuse, and the 17\u200c fired make up a notable\u2064 portion of the approximately 70 inspectors general across the government.<\/p>\n<p>The move, \u200bwhich was anticipated by some but shocking to those directly \u200daffected, is viewed by Democrats as an\u2064 attempt to evade accountability, \u200dwith Senator\u200d Elizabeth Warren condemning it as a\u2062 dismantling of oversight and a pathway to corruption. Conversely, \u200bsome supporters \u200cof \u2063Trump defended the\u2063 firings, claiming that many of the inspectors had political biases and had previously undermined\u200b the integrity of their\u200d roles.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2063 isn&#8217;t the\u200c first \u2064time Trump\u2064 has dismissed inspectors general; \u200bhe did\u200c so during his\u200d previous \u200bgovernance \u2064and faced accusations\u2063 of retaliating against those \u2062who investigated \u2063him. Among the\u200b departments affected this time were Defense, State, and Veterans Affairs. \u200bCritics argue \u2063that the firings may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-sec-on-womens-school-sports-we-have-a-legal-responsibility-to-include-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Biden Education Sec On Women\u2019s School Sports: We Have a \u2018Legal Responsibility\u2019 to Include Transgender Athletes\">violate federal law<\/a>, \u200cwhich mandates a 30-day notice before dismissing Senate-approved \u2064inspectors \u2062general. The Trump administration has yet to comment on the firings publicly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump fires 17 inspectors general overnight: Reports<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1949486\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> reportedly fired 17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inspectors-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">inspectors general<\/a> overnight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>According to multiple outlets, most of the people fired were inspectors Trump had appointed during his first term. They were all notified by email from the White House personnel director that their firing was effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a widespread massacre,&rdquo; one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fired inspectors general told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. &ldquo;Whoever Trump puts in now will be viewed as loyalists, and that undermines the entire system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 17 fired represent a significant chunk of the roughly 70 inspectors general operating across the government. Each cabinet department has their own inspector general, and in general their responsibility is to audit agencies in order to detect fraud, waste, and abuse. <\/p>\n<p><em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> correspondent Susan Crabtree defended the move, arguing that those fired were largely politically biased.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve covered these IGs for years &mdash; and trust me when I say, even though they are charged with ferreting out waste and abuse, many have long histories of WHITEWASHING reports and playing politics with complaints,&rdquo; she said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8252;&#65039;&#8252;&#65039;TRUMP FIRES 17 INSPECTORS GENERALS in a late-night purge punctuating the end of his first five days in office. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RealDonaldTrump<\/a> dismissed 17 federal agency watchdogs. I&#8217;ve covered these IGs for years &mdash; and trust me when I say, even though they are charged with ferreting out&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ILwBW2NRxY\">pic.twitter.com\/ILwBW2NRxY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susancrabtree\/status\/1883132412755927047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The move had reportedly been expected by those familiar with the transition, but came as a shock to personnel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is totally unprecedented. It&rsquo;s what we were fearing. There was noise during the transition about him doing this and some statements made during his campaign&rdquo; by Trump&rsquo;s aides, a senior executive at one inspector general office told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The move isn&rsquo;t unprecedented, as he fired five inspectors general during his last administration as well. When Trump fired the inspectors for the departments of State, HHS, Defense, Intelligence, and Transportation in 2020 opponents accused him of acting in retaliation, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2020\/05\/16\/trumps-slow-moving-friday-night-massacre-inspectors-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump said<\/a> those fired were partisan in their reports.  <\/p>\n<p>Among those fired this time included inspectors overseeing the departments of Defense, State, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Energy, and Commerce and Agriculture. The watchdogs for the Environmental Protection Agency, Small Business Administration, and Social Security Administration were also sacked. Inspectors at the DOJ, FCC, DHS, Office of Personnel Management, and the Export-Import Bank were not fired, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/01\/25\/donald-trump-inspectors-general-firing-00200611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to <em>Politico<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats were quick to decry the move, painting it as a cover-up for corruption.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;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,&rdquo; Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said in a statement. &ldquo;President Trump is dismantling checks on his power and paving the way for widespread corruption.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&rsquo;s a purge of independent watchdogs in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n<p>Inspectors general are charged with rooting out government waste, fraud, abuse, and preventing misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump is dismantling checks on his power and paving the way for widespread corruption. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mZNGzche7Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/mZNGzche7Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1883018866063995228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The firings may run into issues with federal law, which requires a 30-day advanced notice of any intent to dismiss a Senate-approved inspector general.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;has reached out to the Trump administration for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1949486\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1949486\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump dismisses 17 inspectors general overnight, reports say<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2395067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-trip-who-is-coming.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49202,4133,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2395066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-inspectors-general","tag-news","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-trip-who-is-coming.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395066"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395070,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395066\/revisions\/2395070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}