I have always thought that the government needed more accountability and the inspector general position had the possibility of making it so…..but thanx to special interests and lobbyist cash their reports were issued to blind eyes.
I wrote about another failed War Department audit recently…..
No Accountability
That is sad….but thanx to trump more inspectors have been fired….the number is at least a dozen and includes inspectors general at the departments of State, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Labor and Defense, as well as the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Energy Corp., and the Environmental Protection Agency.
President Donald Trump fired multiple independent federal watchdogs, known as inspectors general, in a Friday night purge, removing a significant layer of accountability as he asserts his control over the federal government in his second term, according to two people with knowledge of the dismissals, granted anonymity to share details they were not authorized to speak about publicly.
The ousters set up what will likely be one of Trump’s first major court battles since taking office. At least one of the fired inspectors general — the State Department’s Cardell Richardson Sr. — has told staff he plans to show up to work on Monday, arguing that the firings are illegal, according to a person familiar with the situation who requested anonymity to reveal the internal discussions. A State Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
One of the two people briefed on the dismissals said the number is at least a dozen and includes inspectors general at the departments of State, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Labor and Defense, as well as the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Energy Corp., and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Together, those agencies make up large swaths of the federal government, with control over billions of dollars in taxpayer money and broad global reach.
The inspectors general at the Department of Justice, Office of Personnel Management, the Federal Communications Commission, the Export-Import Bank and the Department of Homeland Security remain in place, according to the person.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/25/donald-trump-inspectors-general-firing-00200611
Thanks to the Lord High Executioner there will be no one to try and hold these dickheads in check….there will be NO accountability….and billions will be sucked into the coffers of some of the more unscrupulous players.
Is this what you idiots that voted for Trump want? Then you will bitch about wasted money and try to blame someone who is no longer in power….
Day One plus 7 and I am still waiting for that magic formula to kick in that will Make America Great Again.
And I wait.
You know you people are idiots, right?
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
“You know you people are idiots, right?” Why are you being so goddam polite to those stone age cretins who have less insight and intelligence than a drunk amoeba? Their godly rapist hero has begun the process of raping the government and stealing the village gold, and those morons, those mentally diseased, morally crippled jerkoffs are out there cheering as their god given hero, the king of the morally vacuous, begins tto steal everything that’s not nailed down and deliberately does his best to hurt as many people as he possibly can, given his limited intelligence, his vast stupidity, and his insatiable greed. Let’s call a spade a spade and start using it to bury these vicious, simple-minded Trumpian peons. I may have to revive Grumpy Lion.
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I am as polite as I can be….it is a failing on my part….but I agree we need to bury the MFers. chuq
I think that before firing them, he should have allowed the inspectors to investigate where the money sent to Ukraine has gone. Generals with three houses and luxury cars, politicians with holiday homes outside Ukraine in EU countries, and foreign bank accounts in tax havens. My estimate is that at least 30% of the so-called ‘aid’ (from the US, UK, and EU) has gone into the pockets of those in power in Ukraine.
Best wishes, Pete.
I agree…..those inspectors did a good job just no one wanted to do anything with their findings…..and now there will be no findings to worry about…..just what trump wants chuq
The days of government accountability ended on November 5th, 2024.
The days of accountability ended long before Trump just now there is no one watching the taxpayer’s back….just the way he wants it. chuq