Sen. Adam Schiff says Trump 'broke the law' by firing 18 inspectors general

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Sunday blasted President Donald Trump for his decision to fire 18 inspectors general late Friday night and accused the president of breaking the law.

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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday accused President Trump of breaking the law by ousting more than a dozen internal government watchdogs. “As someone who introduced the Protecting Our Democracy ...
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President Trump is defending his decision to fire 18 inspectors general Friday night. The inspectors, who are tasked with investigating fraud, abuse and waste, were removed from multiple federal ...
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In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) voices his disagreement with former President Joe Biden’s pardon of family members, saying it sets a bad precedent for ...
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Trump fires multiple inspectors general in late-night move

The conversations about ousting these government watchdogs began during Trump's transition back to the White House.
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Trump fires more than a dozen inspectors general, including those he personally appointed

President Trump's firing of inspectors general serving as government watchdogs at multiple agencies has sparked bipartisan backlash. The president didn't give Congress a 30-day heads up or a ...
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Trump fires at least 15 inspectors general, Hegseth and Noem confirmed for Cabinet

President Trump fired more than a dozen inspectors general late Friday night, including some he appointed during his first term. Inspectors general are independent employees who are tasked with ...
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Trump firing government watchdogs is ‘clear violation of law’, says Adam Schiff

US senator adds to chorus of criticism of president, who fired inspectors at departments including state and defense. Donald Trump ’s firing of more than a dozen independent federal government ...
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Sen. Marshall 'absolutely' comfortable with Trump’s purge of inspectors general

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said he’s “absolutely” comfortable with President Trump’s decision to oust more than two dozen inspectors general from various federal agencies. "Absolutely," Marshall ...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says Congress needs to fund Trump's mass deportation plan

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Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump's pardons for violent Jan. 6 defendants were 'a mistake'

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Sen. Adam Schiff says Trump 'broke the law' by firing 18 inspectors general

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Sunday blasted President Donald Trump for his decision to fire 18 inspectors general late Friday night and accused the president of breaking the law.
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Graham defends purge of inspectors general, but says Trump ‘should have’ told Congress first

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night shake-up of the federal government. He conceded, however, that Trump ...
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Trump fires 18 inspectors general overnight in legally murky move

President Donald Trump on Friday fired 18 inspectors general in the federal government, according to Hannibal “Mike” Ware, the head of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and ...
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Trump fires multiple federal inspectors general in overnight purge

Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.
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Trump fires more than a dozen inspectors general, including those he personally appointed

President Trump's firing of inspectors general serving as government watchdogs at multiple agencies has sparked bipartisan backlash. The president didn't give Congress a 30-day heads up or a ...
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House Democrats condemn Trump's inspectors general firings in letter

A coalition of Democratic lawmakers expressed their concerns with President Trump’s Friday decision to fire independent inspectors general. “We write to express our grave concern about your recent ...
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Collins: 'I don’t understand' Trump's inspectors general firings

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Saturday she didn’t understand why President Trump fired several departmental inspectors general late Friday night given that ...
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Trump Fires at Least 12 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge

The White House appeared to have violated a law that requires giving Congress 30 days’ notice and detailed reasons before removing the watchdog officials.
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Trump ousts more than a dozen inspectors general in late night action

President Trump on Friday ousted several inspectors general within government agencies overnight, shaking up federal oversight just days after returning to the White House, an administration ...
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Report: Trump fires at least a dozen inspectors general

President Trump has reportedly fired at least a dozen inspectors general, according to the Washington Post and the New York Times. The dismissals appear to violate federal law because the ...
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Schiff invited on Trump California trip

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Friday that President Trump invited him and California’s other Democratic senator, Alex Padilla, on a visit to California amid the wildfires ravaging in Los Angeles ...
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Schiff on Trump Jan. 6 pardons: 'He doesn’t give a rat’s a-- about law enforcement'

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said President Trump showed a disregard for police officers after granting roughly 1,500 Capitol insurrectionists pardons on Monday. “One thing is abundantly clear. He ...
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Adams says he’s ‘here to work with’ Trump

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) told Tucker Carlson that he’s “here to work with” President Trump following a meeting between the two politicians days before Trump’s inauguration. Adams told ...
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GOP Sen. Britt says Trump will 'make sure the people of California have what they need'

Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) said Sunday that she is confident President-elect Trump will ensure Californians "have what they need" as they rebuild from the wildfires. In an interview on CNN’s “State ...
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GOP Sen. Lankford says U.S. ‘is not going to invade’ Greenland despite Trump’s comments

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Sen. Adam Schiff discusses devastating Los Angeles wildfires

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DHS inspector general confirms FEMA audit

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Schiff says Kash Patel 'should not be confirmed'

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Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Sunday that the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans shows Kash Patel “should not be confirmed” as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI.
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