NYT OIG OMG.
March 8, 2025.
“They Were the Watchdogs” is extraordinarily
good. The New York Times Opinion piece is incredible video journalism. If you
do nothing else this week, take a minute to watch the final section, “Is
Democracy in Danger.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/06/opinion/trump-doge-fires-inspectors-general.html
In his frenetic first week
in office President Trump fired more than a dozen Inspectors General, the
independent officials responsible for oversight of federal agencies. The IG’s
eloquently and insightfully explain how replacing independent watchdogs with
Trump loyalists removes the checks and balances on federal agencies and
delivers a devastating blow to democracy.
The IGs objectivity about their
own dismissal and their passion about the implications for the country is
striking and haunting. These are people of integrity documenting history in
their own words.
The firings are unprecedented and
legally questionable. On January 28, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley
and Ranking Member Dick Durbin demanded explanations and a list of the acting
IGs replacing those dismissed. On February 12, eight of the fired IGs filed suit
demanding reinstatement.
Six weeks later a search finds no
White House response to the Judiciary Committee and no update on the IG’s
lawsuit. The damage appears done.
Notes.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/06/opinion/trump-doge-fires-inspectors-general.html
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