Posted on 05/16/2020 8:48:11 PM PDT by chief lee runamok
A top Republican senator demanded a deeper explanation from President Trump about his removal of the State Department watchdog while criticizing the ousted inspector general over a flawed investigation into British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s dossier.
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Oh gee, you’re so principled, Senator Grassley.
You’re a role model for us all.
The guy has been in the job since 2013. There never was an IG in place during Hillary’s four years as SecState. Trump should replace these Obama era holdovers.
Thanks, Grassley you freaking lazy ass putz. Where the hell have you been for the past three years?
Chuck should focus on prosecuting Avanatti, Sweatnik, etc. who lied to Congress during the Kavanaugh hearing.
What’s all this “demanding” that’s swirling around Trump? Everybody seems to think they’re the boss of him. First it was the twisted dems, then Deep Staters who are in Deep Sh*t, then clueless media whores, and now it’s starting to creep up on clueless Rinos.
I doubt anyone would cover what Trump says about the firing. As far as the flintstones go. I got a couple stones hanging in my shorts, anyone wants to play with them can bring it. I’m here at their leisure, bring your lunch. Oh and ammo.
He must have been a participant.
lol..oh yeah..You Bad...You Bad!
He’s the President. Read the Constitution Grass-ass.
Lol, yeah you dud, you dud. :). Studying to be a puss.
These career political appointments serve at the pleasure of the President, they can be let go for any reason or no reason. When Clintoon was sworn in as president he cleaned house by removing every appointee that was appointed by George HW Bush, and not one peep out of the media. Elections have comsequence’s.
The firing? Just say it’s Obama’s fault:
Walpin defeat means president can fire IGs at will
6/19/2010, 10:07:01 PM · by Qbert · 38 replies · 1,072+ views
Washington Examiner ^ | 6/19/2010 | Byron York
A federal judge in Washington has dismissed the wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by Gerald Walpin, the AmeriCorps inspector general who was fired last year by President Obama. And not just dismissed; if the decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts stands, in the future the White House will be able fire other inspectors general as it fired Walpin without fear of legal consequences. The law requires the president to give Congress 30 days’ notice, plus an explanation, before firing an inspector general, but Walpin was summarily dismissed by the White House without notice to Congress or explanation on June 10, 2009. ...
Good post. Informative.
Grassley is getting older and softer every day.> He used to be a very strong Senator. Today he’s more milktoast weanie than Hardtack and Molasses.
Trump out to tell Grassley privately that he can’t trust any of the previous administrations appointees (and why), and why some of the present ones are weak, obstructionists or incompetent hacks.
Exactly!!! I like the way you think.
Your spelling..
Aww. You feel better now ?
The law requires the president to give Congress 30 days notice, with an explanation, before firing an IG.
I don’t think it is able to stop the firing, just must fulfil those requirements. That’s why the firing of the State Department IG doesn’t go into effect for 30 days.
Put the
Bottle down.
““Although he failed to fully evaluate the State Department’s role in advancing the debunked Russian collusion investigation, those shortcomings do not waive the President’s responsibility to provide details to Congress when removing an IG.”
An IG is not an elected official, he/she is appointed. But if he needs an answer, here are a couple of points of the mission statement of the IG:
Conduct independent and objective audits, evaluations, inspections, and investigations.
Prevent and detect waste, fraud and abuse.
Promote economy, effectiveness, and efficiency of operations
Review pending regulations and recommend changes to agencies and Congress
Keep agency heads and Congress fully informed.
page 4
We know that this “investigation started in 2015. But between May 17, 2017 — the day Mueller was appointed Special Counsel — through Sept. 30, 2018, alone, his office spent $12,287,852. This includes $7.3 million on salaries and benefits, $1.3 million on travel and transportation, and $2.2 million on rent and utilities. In the most recent of the three expense reports filed, the Special Counsel’s office also says it spent $15,618 on printing and copying needs. And that’s just Mueller’s office. We will never be told how much was spent as no one can know. We also know that during the time it was accomplished, nothing was done by the house since the impeachment was proven a lie. Linick didn’t even find that out.
This alone violates his trust in the mission statement in his job description and is enough for termination by the president. And if he’d have done his job, Grassley would know why he was fired. Money expenditures, failure at investigation, and not keeping anyone informed. Trifecta.
rwood
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