Trump ousts multiple government watchdogs in a late-night purge
"Dismantling checks on his power and paving the way for widespread corruption."
A federal law enacted in 2022 stipulates that the president must give Congress at least 30 days notice before firing an inspector general, as well as reasons for the firing—none of which occurred.
So... he didn't? Like, I get that there's a "what are you gonna do about it" where law only restrains an executive if someone with power stops them (including underlings just not following illegal orders like they're supposed to), but this shouldn't be reported as "he fired them", but "he's trying to illegally fire them". Media and politicians shouldn't just take it as done. It's an illegal act and should be framed as such. Don't just accept every order he makes as valid.
The media are fine with it. It's drama to them. Drama sells. What doesn't sell is Trump in a cell. There'd be a lot less stories after that.
Everything being done right now is a social contract between the administration and media. Report my stuff, I’ll keep doing stuff worthy of reporting. Bad precedent.
I would guess the world would get more hectic if Trump were arrested at this point, not less...
It's only illegal if someone enforces it
Similarly, the firing is only real if someone actually stops them from going back to work. If they show up on Monday, then some individual person is going to have to obey an illegal order to stop them from entering their office. Make individual people legally responsible for implementing the order. I'm sure someone will, but don't comply in advance and don't excuse the people who implement it. Underlings also have a lot more risk of legal exposure and you want them as a group to worry about themselves when they're tasked with making the fascism happen.
Well technically it isn't illegal until a court says it is. So you need the alledgedly in the front. But can you really blame them for not labeling it illegal. They know they would be retaliated against.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre
Once again, Trump is just doing what Nixon did but worse and getting away with it
So democracy, very lawful.
Wen impeach
Another example of how he is literally breaking the law.
Do you have a non-PDF link? I'm sure it's probably fine, but I don't trust strange PDFs.
January 24, 2025
Mr. Sergio Gor Director of Presidential Personnel The White House
Dear Mr. Gor:
I am writing in response to your email sent to me and other Inspectors General earlier this evening wherein you informed each of us that “due to changing priorities, your position as Inspector General . . . is terminated, effective immediately.”
As Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), I recommend that you reach out to White House Counsel to discuss your intended course of action. At this point, we do not believe the actions taken are legally sufficient to dismiss Presidentially Appointed, Senate Confirmed Inspectors General.
Specifically, based upon the 2022 amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978, the President must notify Congress 30 days prior to removal of an IG and provide “substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons” for such removal. 5 U.S.C. § 403(b), as amended by the section 5202(a) of the Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022 (Title LII, Subtitle A, of P.L. 117-263, 136 Stat. 2395, 3222). The requirement to provide the substantive rationale, including detailed and case specific reasons, was added to better enable Congress to engage on and respond to a proposed removal of an Inspector General in order to protect the independence of Inspectors General.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at Hannibal.Ware@sba.gov. Sincerely,
Hannibal “Mike” Ware CIGIE Chairperson
Cc: Rand Paul, Chairman, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affiairs Gary Peters, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs James Comer, Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Gerald Connolly, Ranking Member, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
"late-night purge"
That was not on my bingo card for the US in 2025....
Why not? The Night of Long Knives seems to be slated for either 2025 or 2026.
At this rate yeah, but I didn't picture it this soon before he started actually doing shit, and since then I haven't had time to think about it.
Oooof, those enchiladas
From the toilet
