Some members of Congress have suggested that firing 17 independent inspectors general violated federal oversight laws.
FILE - The logo of the United States Department of Agriculture is seen, Aug. 10, 2007, at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin. , was escorted out of her office Monday after refusing to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, according to"has taken the position that these terminations notices do not comply with the requirements set out in law and therefore are not effective at this time.
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts called Trump’s actions "a purge of independent watchdogs in the middle of the night."
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