Government watchdogs fired by Trump sue his administration and ask a judge to reinstate them

Good for them...the Orange Moron is losing cases in court every day...

We all know he is firing all the "watchdogs" so he and his criminal cabal can fleece the government of as much money as they can...

Trump 2.0 - all corruption, all the time...

The role of the modern-day inspector general dates to post-Watergate Washington, when Congress installed offices inside agencies as an independent check against mismanagement and abuse of power.

The US walking towards fascism.

Hey, who needs watchdogs anyway,right? I mean this administration of course, more than any other administration in history, but "Who needs watchdogs anyway?" is what their fans will say, happily letting their dear leader Musk and his sidekick Trump break the law.

Important to observe these so-called 'watchdogs' are part of a bureaucracy.

The voters voted for mass reform as part of a democracy.

To put unelected bureaucrats above that means those voters really live in a bureaucracy.

To put unelected bureaucrats above that means those voters really live in a bureaucracy.

Have you heard about DOGE? It’s been in the news quite a lot recently. If you’re against unelected bureaucrats it might not be your cup of tea.

JJE

The voters voted for mass reform as part of a democracy.

No, they didn’t. They voted for cheaper groceries.

To put unelected bureaucrats above that means those voters really live in a bureaucracy.

Like Elon Musk?

No, he is an appointee from the current administration. You know, from the most recent election.

Previous administration doesn't get the right to keep their appointees in the bureaucracy, which is the whole point.

Make no mistake, there are some decent career people in federal bureaucracy. But these are previous appointees.

And the bottom line is the people voted for this sensible reform.

JJE

No, he is an appointee from the current administration. You know, from the most recent election.

Funny, I didn’t see his Senate approval hearings…

Previous administration doesn't get the right to keep their appointees in the bureaucracy, which is the whole point.

Sure. Trump has to provide a reason for dismissal and 30 days notice.

And the bottom line is the people voted for this sensible reform.

No they didn’t. They voted for cheaper groceries.

None of the people mentioned had senate approval hearings.

Come to think of it, DOGE isn’t even a proper government department.

Getting ridiculous by now.

President can obviously fire people without a judge agreeing,

Blacklabel

Getting ridiculous by now.

President can obviously fire people without a judge agreeing,

He can. But he has to follow the law.

> No, he is an appointee from the current administration. You know, from the most recent election.

Previous administration doesn't get the right to keep their appointees in the bureaucracy, which is the whole point.

Make no mistake, there are some decent career people in federal bureaucracy. But these are previous appointees.

And the bottom line is the people voted for this sensible reform.

Well, he can try to fight it, but the President has the absolute right to terminate anyone from the previous administration. He doesn't have to keep anyone on from the previous administration. That was the exact problem he had in his first administration, and it is also the reason why he had so many problems with leaks and people undermining his administration: there were too many holdovers from the last administration.

bass4funk

Well, he can try to fight it, but the President has the absolute right to terminate anyone from the previous administration. 

He can, but he has to explain to Congress exactly why he is firing them and he has to give 30 days notice.

He has done neither.

Leaders will go bad, some faster than others, if there aren't regular people and reporters able to shine a light on bad deeds.

Trump is a bad apple and has spoiled nearly all the GOP crowd with lies, petty behaviors, forgetting his job is only 4 yrs and that job has clearly defined limitations of power as spelled out in existing laws and by court rulings.

I want govt watchdog organizations carefully watching what other parts of the govt and companies are doing. the EPA, FCC, FTC, SEC, FAA all do important work. There are so many things that huge organizations try to get away with that are bad for regular people and bad for our environment that we need them to be held accountable. This is especially important when more power is concentrated into fewer hands or when bad actions can last for hundreds of years - or hundreds of thousands of years. Prevention is easier than cleanup.

The US President needs to most watching, always, by everyone in the world. If only Trump would be embarrassed by the stupidity he displays minute by minute - nearly every time he speaks.

He can, but he has to explain to Congress exactly why he is firing them and he has to give 30 days notice.

He has done neither.

Trump is getting rid of useless government officials; that's part of his job which he earned by winning handily the election.

There are so many things that huge organizations try to get away with that are bad for regular people and bad for our environment that we need them to be held accountable.

But you see, regulations and watchdog organizations are all very bad for profit! And there's nothing more important than money for right-wing people! I mean, of course, people will be harmed or might even die, but it's their own fault for being poor in the first place! And yeah, sure, having one billion dollars in cash or bitcoin or whatever else will be completely pointless once the economical/ecological/societal system completely crumbles worldwide, but nobody can think three to five years into the future! The only thing that matters is making more money RIGHT NOW!

iknowall

Trump is getting rid of useless government officials;

They aren’t useless, they’re watchdogs. They protect Americans rights.

And he has to explain himself about why he’s firing them.

They aren’t useless, they’re watchdogs. They protect Americans rights.

Not anymore, they've been fired.

And he has to explain himself about why he’s firing them.

He explained--because they are useless.

Trump protecting Americans from fraud, waste, and abuse.

He can, but he has to explain to Congress exactly why he is firing them and he has to give 30 days notice.

He has done neither.

As I said, he has the absolute constitutional right to fire any holdover or do a buyout, either way, this will be temporary, and watch how the SC will rule in his favor again.

Not anymore, they've been fired.

He explained--because they are useless. 

Trump protecting Americans from fraud, waste, and abuse.

That's right. When Obama fired all the Bush holdovers, and Biden did the same, same outcry? Nope.

When Obama fired all the Bush holdovers, and Biden did the same, same outcry?

Obama or Biden did not fire government watchdogs. And they only fired one (1) IG each, while respecting the rules for these firings.

bass4funk

That's right. When Obama fired all the Bush holdovers, and Biden did the same, same outcry? Nope.

Neither Obama nor Biden mass fired IGs.

Neither Obama nor Biden mass fired IGs.

Wrong again.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/498492-mcenany-no-one-seemed-to-care-when-obama-fired-inspectors-general/

https://rollcall.com/2017/05/10/a-list-of-notable-presidential-firings-since-1951/

https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/07/biden-ousts-trump-holdovers-social-security-administration/183655/