Democratic lawmakers on Thursday called on the Department of Homeland Security’s chief watchdog, Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari, to resign after he admitted this week to deleting text messages from his government-issued iPhone.
The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, known as CIGIE, has been investigating Cuffari during the past two years.
Republicans defended Cuffari this week, accusing Democrats of hijacking a committee hearing that was supposed to focus on how DHS is struggling with staffing issues amid an influx of migrants on the southern border.Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Glenn Grothman urged Democrats during the hearing to focus on the hiring issue and noted that Cuffari was nominated by Trump and “some people are never going to get over that.
But Democrats said Cuffari’s actions were troubling and led them to repeatedly question his judgment.
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