USAID Inspector General Paul Martin was fired on February 11, 2025, shortly after his office published a critical report warning that the administration’s foreign aid freeze had compromised oversight of $8.2 billion in humanitarian funds. Martin was the 18th inspector general removed by the …
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President Trump summarily fired 17 federal inspectors general without explanation, violating the 1978 Inspector General Act. The mass firing targeted officials investigating key areas, including Defense Department IG Robert Storch (SpaceX compliance review) and Agriculture Department IG Phyllis Fong …
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President Bush’s firing of two experienced Inspector Generals on Valentine’s Day 2002 represents systematic preparation for constitutional crisis operations by destroying independent oversight infrastructure necessary for WHIG’s subsequent systematic deception campaigns. The …
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