News of Trump removing Glenn Fine as Acting DoD IG and from the coronavirus oversight committee has reminded people about the importance of independent IGs. But Trump’s assault on the #InspectorGeneral community actually began with Fine three years ago. /1 https://www.citizensforethics.org/glenn-fine-coronavirus-accountablility-attack/">https://www.citizensforethics.org/glenn-fin...
Another name Trump withdrew in 2017 was Elizabeth Field to be #InspectorGeneral of the Office of Personnel Management. That position is still vacant. OPM is now in disarray with two Trump appointed directors leaving after less than a year on the job. /3 https://federalnewsnetwork.com/opm/2020/03/cabaniss-resigns-as-opm-director/">https://federalnewsnetwork.com/opm/2020/...
Then in October 2017, Trump nominated Gail Ennis to serve as an independent #InspectorGeneral at the Social Security Administration after she made numerous donations to his 2016 campaign and re-election effort. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key-administration-posts-22/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/president...
In October 2018, Secretary Ben Carson announced that a Trump political appointee had been installed as the Interior #InspectorGeneral. After public uproar about this unusual and problematic choice, Suzanne Tufts resigned from government altogether. /8 https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060103553">https://www.eenews.net/stories/1...
Despite pressure from Congress and others, @CREWcrew found that by February 2019, Trump still allowed 12 #InspectorGeneral positions to remain vacant including at scandal plagued agencies like Interior. Some vacancies had lasted his entire presidency. /10 https://www.citizensforethics.org/12-inspector-general-vacancies/">https://www.citizensforethics.org/12-inspec...
But by the time the coronavirus outbreak was beginning in 2020, Trump still had critical #InspectorGeneral positions vacant including at the Departments of Health and Human Services and the Treasury, both on the front lines of coronavirus response. /14 https://www.citizensforethics.org/five-ig-vacancies-coronavirus-response/">https://www.citizensforethics.org/five-ig-v...
Which of course brings us back to yesterday when Trump unceremoniously ousted Glenn Fine as DoD acting #InspectorGeneral and from the pandemic recovery oversight team despite his experience & Republican support for his confirmation as DOJ IG in 2000. /18 https://www.citizensforethics.org/glenn-fine-coronavirus-accountablility-attack/">https://www.citizensforethics.org/glenn-fin...
The President has always been hostile to independent oversight. Now he is purging the #InspectorGeneral community while we are dealing with a global pandemic. Yes democracy dies in darkness but it can also die in the light if we aren’t paying attention. https://www.axios.com/trump-purge-inspector-general-519c798e-f8d2-4de3-bd96-d9b663c1acde.html">https://www.axios.com/trump-pur...
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