Was It Legal for Trump to Fire Seventeen Inspectors General Without Notice?
At the tail end of last week, President Trump fired seventeen inspectors general across a number of agencies (including some IGs that he himself had appointed during his first term). Of note, Trump did not provide Congress with the thirty-days notice that is required by federal law.
Some, such as the Washington Post‘s Ruth Marcus, believe this act was “blatantly illegal.” Others, such as Harvard Law’s Jack Goldsmith, are not so sure. Goldsmith offered a nuanced analysis for the Lawfare Blog that begins:
On Friday night, President Trump removed at least 17 inspectors general, the executive branch watchdogs who conduct audits and investigations of executive branch acti
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