Trump fired the watchdogs. Their replacements have a different mission.
First publishedAug 19, 04:08 UTC
Last updatedAug 19, 21:13 UTC · 10m ago
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During the first year of Trump’s second term, his approach to dealing with federal inspectors general, who are supposed to be apolitical, was to fire them.
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- What's the story?
- During the first year of Trump’s second term, his approach to dealing with federal inspectors general, who are supposed to be apolitical, was to fire them.
- How widely is it covered?
- 1 outlet, average source rating 6.0/10.
- When was it last updated?
- 10m ago.
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Trump fired the watchdogs. Their replacements have a different mission.
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