Eight inspectors general fired by Trump are now suing to get their jobs back and the case was assigned to an Obama judge.
President Trump last month fired over a dozen inspectors general in a late night purge shortly after he was sworn into office.
Real Clear Politics reporter Susan Crabtree explained that many of these IGs, who are in a position to identify and clean up waste and abuse, have long histories of whitewashing reports and playing politics.
President Trump kept current Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari Jr., who is conducting multiple investigations into the Secret Service failures that led to two assassination attempts on President Trump’s life.
Trump also kept IG Michael Horowitz, who has a record of whitewashing reports and excusing criminal acts by far-left officials.
‼️‼️TRUMP FIRES 17 INSPECTORS GENERALS in a late-night purge punctuating the end of his first five days in office. @RealDonaldTrump dismissed 17 federal agency watchdogs. I’ve covered these IGs for years — and trust me when I say, even though they are charged with ferreting out… pic.twitter.com/ILwBW2NRxY
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) January 25, 2025
On Wednesday, 8 inspector generals sued to get their jobs back and argued Trump violated a questionable law passed by Congress in 2022.
The law requires a US president notify Congress 30 days before firing an inspector general and to explain in detail the reason for the termination.
The lawsuit was assigned to Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama appointee.
UPDATE: Judge Moss gets the inspector general lawsuit. He’s an Obama appointee who also has lawsuits related to DOGE access to student loan data and to data security of OPM records. https://t.co/iND06OIAab
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 12, 2025
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