Trump fires another inspector general, raising fears about oversight independence
Source: GovExec.com
President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 fired the inspector general for the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., according to an official familiar with the situation. This latest action could further weaken the independence of watchdogs that root out waste, fraud and abuse in government agencies.
On Oct. 17, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, a longtime IG defender, posted on X that the White House flouted a statutory requirement to inform Congress about the removal in advance and provide the “substantive rationale.”
“Pres Trump takes an oath to uphold the constitution & the laws but he hasn’t told Congress he was firing the Ex-Im Inspector General The law says POTUS has to specifically inform Congress abt IG firings and unless the courts say otherwise thats still the law,” he wrote.
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Likewise, Trump fired 17 IGs on the fifth day of his second term without congressional notice or justification. A federal judge wrote that it was “obvious” the president broke federal law with respect to the removals, but she rejected a request by some of them to be reinstated after determining they could not show they suffered irreparable harm.
Read more: https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2025/10/trump-fires-another-inspector-general-raising-fears-about-oversight-independence/408950/?oref=ge-home-top-story
If you want to know where the felonies are taking place in real time, just watch who he is firing. This is the Import Export Bank IG.
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