It was reported that the administration of President Donald Trump expelled the independent general inspectors to more than twelve major government agencies late on Friday.
The Washington Post, quoting people familiar with the matter, did not mention their names that the agencies include the ministries of defense, state, transportation, old warriors, housing, urban, internal and energy development.
The New York Times said that the cleansing process affected 17 agencies, but it excluded the Inspector General of the Ministry of Justice Michael Horwat.
The Washington Post said that the separation operations “seem to violate the federal law that requires Congress to receive a notice 30 days ago of any intention to dismiss the general inspectors.”
The White House did not immediately respond to requests to comment on the reports.
The Inspector General is an independent position that performs the audit and investigation operations and inspectors in the allegations of waste, fraud and poor use. They can be isolated by the president or the agency's head, depending on the one who nominated them or their eye.
The Washington Post reported that most of those who were separated were appointed during the first period of Trump state 2017-2021, saying that the affected people were notified through emails from the White House Personnel Director that their work had been completed immediately.
