Oversight-Obstruction

Trump Purges Inspectors General Investigating Musk's Businesses

2025-02-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Trump executed a coordinated mass firing of approximately 17 inspectors general across federal agencies on February 7, 2025, in an unprecedented action that effectively dismantled critical government oversight mechanisms. The purge targeted inspectors general conducting sensitive …

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Trump Files Lawsuit to Block House Subpoena of Financial Records from Mazars USA

2019-04-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Trump filed a federal lawsuit to block a House Oversight Committee subpoena seeking eight years of his financial records from accounting firm Mazars USA, challenging Congress’s investigative authority. The lawsuit sought to prevent the release of tax returns and financial statements, …

Donald Trump Mazars USA House Oversight Committee Elijah Cummings Michael Cohen +1 more trump-administration financial-records congressional-subpoena legal-challenge oversight-obstruction +1 more