4 days ago · On January 24, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the immediate firing of at least 17 inspectors general across various federal government agencies. The late-night mass dismissal has raised significant concerns about government oversight, accountability, and potential legal violations, and was called a "Friday night coup", "Friday night purge", "midnight purge" [1] or "illegal ...

4 days ago · During his first term, Trump fired five inspectors general in less than two months in 2020. This included the State Department, whose inspector general had played a role in the president's ...

4 days ago · Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies

4 days ago · The law requires a 30-day notification window between the White House informing Congress of its intent to fire an inspector general and that inspector general being removed from on-duty status.

4 days ago · President Donald Trump fired multiple independent federal watchdogs, known as inspectors general, in a Friday night purge, removing a significant layer of accountability as he asserts his control ...

4 days ago · President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, according to a Trump administration official, paving the way for him to install ...

2 days ago · The full scope of the Friday night mass firings was coming into sharper view as one fired watchdog official warned of “a never-ending cycle of politicization.”

4 days ago · Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.

4 days ago · WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members ...

5 days ago · Trump Fires at Least 12 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge The White House defied a law that requires giving Congress 30 days’ notice and detailed reasons before removing the watchdog officials.