2025-02-09 15:21:30

Trump’s Purges May Mean Less Oversight for Musk’s Businesses

Late one Friday night, just weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump (likely illegally) fired more than a dozen inspectors general, the independent watchdogs charged with overseeing operations at federal agencies and auditing allegations of waste, fraud, and abuse of power. At least five of those inspectors general came from agencies currently leading or that previously led […]
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