Senate Democrats are pushing to reinstate agency watchdogs after President Donald Trump dismissed more than a dozen inspectors general a week ago.
Trump’s decision “does not comply with current law and could do lasting harm to IG independence,” Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ranking member Gary Peters and 37 colleagues said in a letter first reported by Bloomberg Government.
The letter is notable for the absence of any Republican signatures, despite broad GOP support for insulating inspectors general from politics and some members’ stated concerns about Trump dismissing them without notifying Congress.
“While the President has the authority to remove ...