daz28 Posted January 26 Posted January 26 8 hours ago, B-Man said: Trump's 'Midnight Massacre' of 17 Inspectors General Throws DC Status Quo Into Chaos President Trump summarily dismissed 17 agency inspectors general Friday night in a move that caught official Washington by surprise. The inspectors general were dismissed via emails from the White House Presidential Personnel Office, with no notice sent to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, who have pledged bipartisan support for the watchdogs, in advance of the firings, the person said. The emails gave no substantive explanation for the dismissals, with at least one citing “changing priorities” for the move, the person added. A senior White House official confirmed to POLITICO that “some” inspectors general had been fired. The known firings include the IGs of the departments of State, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Labor, and Defense, as well as the Small Business Administration, the US Energy Corporation, and the Environmental Protection Agency. The inspector generals are allegedly independent of the administration and are supposed to root out fraud, waste, abuse, and lawbreaking. The reality is much more checkered. https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/01/25/trumps-midnight-massacre-of-17-inspectors-general-throws-dc-status-quo-into-chaos-n2184789 Illegal, and he knew it but did it anyways. Not surprised. 1
B-Man Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Trying to give the campaign a talking point against Trump for the debate. They never thought they'd get caught. 1
B-Man Posted February 3 Posted February 3 Text: Expecting a bloodbath at FBI today and tomorrow. My guess is acting FBI director Brian Driscoll will be gone by this evening for defying a direct order seeking names of FBI employees—perhaps more than 6,000—involved in Jan 6 cases. Hard to see how James Dennehy, who runs the NY field office, keeps his job after sending defiant email to colleagues over the weekend promising to “dig in” and not step down or follow orders. The NYT obtained the email. Dennehy: “Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the F.B.I. and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and F.B.I. policy,” Dennehy wrote. Dennehy also said the removal of top officials including at Miami and Washington field offices have caused “fear and angst within the F.B.I. ranks.” He compared his insubordination to being a Marine “in the early 1990s, when he dug a small foxhole five feet deep and hunkered down for safety. “It sucked,” he wrote. “But it worked.” Don’t think this is going to end well for Mr. Dennehy. 2 1
JDHillFan Posted February 4 Posted February 4 34 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said: Just because they have failed our children and we fall further behind daily, is that really reason to not give them more money? Who can be against education? Very sad. I hope they can all find jobs.
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