President Donald Trump’s nominees to serve as inspectors general across three different agencies faced sharp questions about their ability to remain neutral during Senate confirmation hearings.
“Since taking office, this administration has attacked every key institution charged with rooting out government waste, fraud and abuse,” Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) said to the three nominees in his opening statements. “I’ve been concerned about your ability to conduct effective oversight, given the president’s attacks on IG independence.”
The scrutiny of the nominees comes after Trump fired IGs across 16 agencies, including Larry Turner at the US Labor Department. A federal judge ruled ...