The Logoff: Trump fires the watchdogs
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Welcome to The Logoff. Today, I want to focus on Donald Trump’s decision to fire more than a dozen internal government watchdogs, a move that has real implications for government accountability — and checks on Trump’s power.
What just happened? On Friday, Trump fired a dozen or more inspectors general, internal watchdogs tasked with investigating federal inefficiency, incompetence, and corruption. Trump did not give a reason for the dismissals, nor did the administration provide a list of who was fired. (That’s why the exact count of fired officials © Vox
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