The Trump administration ordered the return of assets from 17 fired inspectors general amidst allegations of unlawful dismissals. Key figures, such as Mark Greenblatt, warned that this jeopardizes independent oversight, advocating for the nonpartisan nature of inspectors general. Trump's defense of the purges claimed they were standard practice, a statement contradicted by historical norms where new presidents typically retain these officials to preserve their credibility and independence from political influence.
We have preserved the independence of inspectors general by making them not swing with every change in political party.
That is not true. While it is the case that after Congress enacted the Inspector General Act in 1978 and President Ronald Reagan removed all of those he inherited from President Jimmy Carter in 1981.
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