Trump Fires Officials, Mass Firings Catch-All | Elon email - respond or lose your job PART 2

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“… It’s the latest in Trump’s efforts to remove people charged with oversight of his administration from the federal government. For example, his administration has also removed prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases.

His removal of Huitema, who was confirmed in a party-line vote last year, is likely to draw criticism, especially from Democrats who have been sounding the alarm about Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s sweeping cuts across federal agencies. …”
 
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“… Katie Miller, an employee for the efficiency initiative, said on X that Mr. Musk’s office “was reorganized under the Executive Office of the President” and was now “subject to Presidential Records.”

That designation has a special legal meaning under a law called the Presidential Records Act. The law shields from the public all documents, communication trails and records from the president, his advisers and staff until five years after that president leaves office.

That law still requires presidents to keep a broad set of written materials created or received by them while executing their duties. Nonetheless, presidents can also dispose of their records after getting a written approval from the archivist at the National Archives, whom a president can remove from office.

On Friday, Mr. Trump fired the nation’s archivist, Colleen Shogan. No cause or reason was cited, Ms. Shogan said in her LinkedIn page post announcing her dismissal. …”

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Trump’s Declaration Allows Musk’s Efficiency Team to Skirt Open Records Laws

Government watchdog groups say they will challenge the Trump administration’s decision to put the initiative under the Presidential Records Act, which shields its work from public disclosure.
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She was fired so Trump and Musk could work in complete secrecy and destroy all records on Trump’s way out the door.
 
lawtig02 said:
He’s planning something with this Kennedy Center thing. I’m not sure what yet, but this has Stephen Miller written all over it.
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Inspectors General Sue Trump Administration After Being Fired by President​

Lawsuit claims president failed to notify Congress or provide reasons for termination​



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Eight inspectors general fired by President Trump in late January filed a lawsuit against the administration Wednesday alleging their termination violated the law, adding to dozens of other legal challenges facing the president at the start of his new term.

About 17 inspectors general were fired last month in a Friday night purge by the White House, which didn’t publicly announce the moves or provide an explanation as to why the officials lost their jobs. The firings led to concerns from both Democrats and some Republicans that the administration might have violated federal rules that require advance notice to Congress before such firings.

… IGs from the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, Labor and State as well as Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services and the Small Business Administration are plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Defendants include Trump and the heads of agencies where the plaintiffs worked.

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IGs are tasked with scrutinizing the actions of federal agencies to make sure they comply with laws and don’t misuse authority or taxpayer money. They have investigative powers and can respond to congressional requests for internal probes.

Trump has targeted other federal watchdogs and law-enforcement officials in recent weeks. On Monday, the Office of Government Ethics said Trump had removed its director, David Huitema, who had been confirmed by the Senate in November for a five-year term. Trump’s Justice Department has fired lawyers who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s two prosecutions of the president.

Trump has accused IGs of being against his agenda and insufficient in their loyalties—even when he had appointed them. In April 2020, he fired intelligence community IG Michael Atkinson—his own appointee—after he had informed Congress about a whistleblower complaint concerning a phone call Trump had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The call was the basis of Trump’s first impeachment. …”
 

Mass firings have begun at federal agencies​



Mass firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway at the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration, federal employees and union sources told CNN Wednesday.

The mass firings mark the first from the Trump administration as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency aim to dramatically shrink the federal workforce. Until now, federal employees across all government agencies had only been placed on paid administrative leave.
 
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