Trump’s administration released at least a dozen federal guards late on Friday night, as an illegal move that could face court challenges.
Speaking from the Senate floor on Saturday, the leader of the Senate minority Chuck Schumer described the release of the guard as a “cold clean”.
“These shootings are a way of Donald Trump to say that he is terrified of responsibility and is hostile to the facts and transparency,” said Schumer, a New York Democrat.
The White House did not confirm the release and did not respond to the request of the BBC for comment.
The affected Inspectors of the General were sent to E -Mail’s presidential staff on Friday on Friday, saying that “because of the change of priority, your position of the General Inspector … is abolished immediately,” according to the CBS News, an American partner of the BBC.
A group of released guards involves the general inspector for the Ministry of Health and Human Services and the General Inspectorate of SMEs Administration, CBS said.
There were competitive lists of shooting guards circulating, according to the New York Times. Guards in the departments of agriculture, trade, defense, education, residential and urban development, interior, work, transport and veteran issues, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency.
Congress created general inspectors after a scandal with Watergate, as part of a wave of reforms intended for suppressing corruption, waste and fraud. Independent Guardian – who work in federal agencies but are not controlled by the head of these agencies – they should have served as a guardian of bad management and abuse of government.
Although presidentially appointed, they are expected to be non -partisan.
The shooting can violate the law that requires that the White House to Congress that a 30-day notification and information specific to the case before rejecting the federal Inspector General.
Hannibal Ware, General of the Small Business Administration and Head Council, sent a letter to Sergija Gor, the head of the President’s Office at the White House, who suggests that the release are invalid.
“I recommend that you contact the intended course of White Houseyour action,” Ware wrote. “At this point, we do not believe that the actions taken are legally sufficient to reject the presidential appointed, general inspectors who have been confirmed by the Senate.”
Democrats quickly criticized the president for moves.
Schumer said that the move was “inspecting harmless approaches” Trump and his administration.
Gerry Connolly, Democrat Virginia and a ranked member of the House Supervisory Committee, called the release of a “state blow on Friday night” and “attack on transparency and responsibility”.
Some Republican legislators, including senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Susan Collins Senator Susan Collins, also expressed concern about cleaning.
“I do not understand why someone would fire individuals whose mission is to eradicate waste, fraud and abuse,” Collins said in the Capitol on Saturday. “I don’t understand.”
