"Presidential Removal of IGs Under the
Inspector General Act
President Trump has recently removed or replaced a number of acting and permanent Inspectors General
(IGs), including the Intelligence Community IG, the State Department IG, and acting IGs at the
Department of Transportation and Department of Defense. These actions have stirred both immediate
concern by some within Congress and a larger conversation on IG independence. While governing
statutes provide that IGs are intended to be “independent and objective units” tasked with auditing and
investigating agency programs, they are not entirely insulated from presidential influence. In most cases it
is the President that both selects and removes IGs, subject to checks on that authority discussed below..."
Inspector General
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