The U.S. Department of Agriculture responded on Wednesday to reports claiming the agency’s former inspector general was forcibly removed from her office after resisting her dismissal from the Trump administration.

The White House defied a law that requires giving Congress 30 days’ notice and detailed reasons before removing the watchdog officials.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversight laws.

At least six of the inspectors general recently dismissed by President Donald Trump had a history of donating to Democratic political committees, a Washington Examiner analysis has found. In a move the New York Times described as a “late-night purge,

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he’s confident President Trump will hire “serious” inspectors general to replace the roughly 17 agency watchdogs he ousted from their posts Friday night. In an

Reuters learned exclusively Phyllis Fong, the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), was escorted from her office on Monday after being fired by President Donald Trump. Fong was one of the 17 general inspectors from federal agencies that Trump fired,