Posted on 05/26/2020 10:21:42 AM PDT by bitt
Glenn Fine, the Pentagon's principal deputy inspector general, submitted his resignation on Tuesday.
Why it matters: President Trump removed Fine as the Pentagon's acting inspector general in April 7 after a group of independent federal watchdogs selected him to lead the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, which was set up to oversee the rollout of the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill.
The move effectively sidelined Fine from serving as chair of the panel, since the law only allows sitting inspectors general to fill the role. The big picture: His ouster as the Defense Department's acting inspector general came amid Trump's continuing crackdown on inspectors general across his administration, including at the State Department, Department of Health and Human Services and the intelligence community.
Trump said in a press conference last week that he offered to fire any Obama-appointed inspector general. What they're saying: "The time has come for me to step down and allow others to perform this vital role,” Fine said in the statement.
"It has been an honor to serve in the inspector general community, both as the inspector general of the Department of Justice and the DoD acting inspector general and principal deputy inspector general performing the duties of the DoD inspector general."
“The role of inspectors general is a strength of our system of government. They provide independent oversight to help improve government operations in a transparent way. They are a vital component of our system of checks and balances, and I am grateful to have been part of that system.”
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That which is not Constitutional has been sterilized!
Door, ass...
Just think how mad the Libs would be if he fired as many IG’s as Obama!
I’m thinking that watchdog groups has to be constitutionally suspect. can’t have an executive branch function staffed and led by people who are not appointed or accountable to the president.
Pentagon watchdog = Democrat Partisan Hack = Communist Spy
Is that because the HOR and Senate don’t want their own hands to be dirtied?
BTW where is/was the IG to let US know who profited and is still allowed to stay hidden from US by the $17,000,000 they paid out of Tax Payers monies to avoid sexual harassment charges and or worse???
The military doesn’t really know what to do with Inspectors General.
The civilian ones are even worse. Some of them just become jobs for lawyers.
Obamas leftover lakeys should all be fired!!!
Good riddance to another obozo appointed pos.
Took his retirement, not resigned.
IGs only provide ‘independent oversight’ IF they are apoltical. NONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT OBAMA PUT IN PLACE ARE APOLITICAL. The Left does not care about truth. They want Power by ‘any means necessary’.
Axios is Comcast
One more Deep Stater gone, and good riddance, scumbag.
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