MSNBC: Trump Fires Several Inspectors General Across Agencies

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WITT We ░░░░░░░░ going to bring in ░░░░░░░░ s Yamiche Alcindor with ░░░░░░░░ president in Las Vegas ░░░░░░░░ yamiche you have new ░░░░░░░░ on the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ fired multiple inspectors general ░░░░░░░░ is going on and ░░░░░░░░ is the reaction been ░░░░░░░░ ALCINDOR Senior White House ░░░░░░░░ confirms to NBC News ░░░░░░░░ at least 12 inspector ░░░░░░░░ were fired on Friday ░░░░░░░░ are of course watchdogs ░░░░░░░░ are supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ out for waste and ░░░░░░░░ in federal agencies Now ░░░░░░░░ talked to a White ░░░░░░░░ official today who told ░░░░░░░░ that these firings are ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration wants ░░░░░░░░ get rid of anyone ░░░░░░░░ doesn t align with ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration and wants ░░░░░░░░ get rid of any ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration officials ░░░░░░░░ they just don t ░░░░░░░░ as fitting in their ░░░░░░░░ Now there is this ░░░░░░░░ of legality because the ░░░░░░░░ justification here is murky ░░░░░░░░ was a law that ░░░░░░░░ amended in 2022 that ░░░░░░░░ that the White House ░░░░░░░░ supposed to give Congress ░░░░░░░░ days notice before firing ░░░░░░░░ ag and gives substantial ░░░░░░░░ for doing so But ░░░░░░░░ White House official tells ░░░░░░░░ that these decisions happen ░░░░░░░░ legal counsel looking over ░░░░░░░░ And the official added ░░░░░░░░ they were checking with ░░░░░░░░ White House counsel s ░░░░░░░░ but they don t ░░░░░░░░ the administration broke any ░░░░░░░░ So that s the ░░░░░░░░ Administration s view of ░░░░░░░░ Now there are of ░░░░░░░░ a lot of critics ░░░░░░░░ this move one of ░░░░░░░░ being Democrat Chuck Schumer ░░░░░░░░ a listen to what ░░░░░░░░ said today Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Watchdogs is a glaring ░░░░░░░░ that it s a ░░░░░░░░ age for abuse in ░░░░░░░░ and even corruption When ░░░░░░░░ agencies disobey the law ░░░░░░░░ the next year and ░░░░░░░░ s no in check ░░░░░░░░ Trump could well regret ░░░░░░░░ ends ALCINDOR Official tells ░░░░░░░░ that two inspector generals ░░░░░░░░ sure are still in ░░░░░░░░ That s the inspector ░░░░░░░░ for the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ well as the inspector ░░░░░░░░ for the Department of ░░░░░░░░ Security.”