Trump Fires Another Inspector General

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Trump fired the State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on Friday night stating in a letter to Congress that "that the inspector general no longer had his 'fullest confidence' ." In other words, the IG was shedding too much light on the President's Secretary of State's behavior. The latest IG firing follows a well established pattern by this President in firing anyone who might hold him or members of his cabinet accountable.
Summary of firings:
State Department IG: Steve Linick
Health and Human Services IG: Christi Grimm
Intelligence Community IG: Michael Atkinson
Pentagon - Acting IG: Glenn Fine

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy tweeted: “Using foreign aid to destroy rivals. Weaponizing the judiciary. Firing all the inspectors general. Democracies begin to die when a leader starts to destroy the limits on his power, and his faction decides that he is more important than the republic. Welcome to that moment.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...emocrats-decry-dangerous-pattern-retaliation/
 

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Trump fired the State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on Friday night stating in a letter to Congress that "that the inspector general no longer had his 'fullest confidence'

i.e. Not exhibiting 100% loyal behavior to I, his rightful king.
 
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The best thing to have on a resume. Is I got fired from Trump. The boss will laugh it off .And you will get hired right away. Trump only fires the best.
 
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Trump's fired a lot of people - and hired a lot of people to take their places.

Were I in his shoes and had people under me that didn't inspire my confidence, guess what? They'd be out the door lickety split and someone who DID inspire my confidence would replace them.
 
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Trump's fired a lot of people - and hired a lot of people to take their places.

Were I in his shoes and had people under me that didn't inspire my confidence, guess what? They'd be out the door lickety split and someone who DID inspire my confidence would replace them.

Do you understand the role of Inspector General? They are not there to please the dear leader..
 
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Summary of firings:
State Department IG: Steve Linick
Health and Human Services IG: Christi Grimm
Intelligence Community IG: Michael Atkinson
Pentagon - Acting IG: Glenn Fine

In his new role as deputy IG at Pentagon, Fine has resigned.
 
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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa — a longtime, self-appointed defender of inspectors general and congressional oversight — requested that the White House explain the basis for the firings in April and May of the inspectors general for the intelligence community and the State Department.

The response Tuesday from White House counsel Pat Cipollone does not provide those details, instead making the points that Trump has the authority to remove inspectors general, that he appropriately alerted Congress and that he selected qualified officials as replacements.

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We all know he has the power to fire these people. But Senator Grassley asked for the reason.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa — a longtime, self-appointed defender of inspectors general and congressional oversight — requested that the White House explain the basis for the firings in April and May of the inspectors general for the intelligence community and the State Department.

The response Tuesday from White House counsel Pat Cipollone does not provide those details, instead making the points that Trump has the authority to remove inspectors general, that he appropriately alerted Congress and that he selected qualified officials as replacements.

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We all know he has the power to fire these people. But Senator Grassley asked for the reason.
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They don't want to say the reason, because it would become clear they are hiding criming.
 
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Were I in his shoes and had people under me that didn't inspire my confidence, guess what? They'd be out the door lickety split and someone who DID inspire my confidence would replace them.

This seems less about inspiring "confidence" and more about showing blind loyalty.
 
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