Getting rid of the watchdogs - part whatever

Democratic lawmakers say they are planning to look into the ouster of the State Department's inspector general on Friday, the latest federal watchdog to be removed by the Trump administration.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) blasted the decision to remove Inspector General Steve Linick, asserting it was an "outrageous" attempt by President Trump to shield Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from scrutiny.

"I have learned that the Office of the Inspector General had opened an investigation into Secretary Pompeo. Mr. Linick’s firing amid such a probe strongly suggests that this is an unlawful act of retaliation," Engel said in a statement.

[...]

"As he systematically removes the official independent watchdogs from the Executive Branch, the work of the Committee on Foreign Affairs becomes that much more critical. In the days ahead, I will be looking into this matter in greater detail, and I will press the State Department for answers," he added.

[...]

The State Department watchdog played a more minor role in the impeachment proceedings last year after he requested an urgent briefing with lawmakers in October to turn over documents he had obtained. The documents came in part from Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, with Democrats saying they were passed along by the secretary of State and contained a number of false statements.

The president has moved in recent weeks to replace a number of inspectors general throughout the administration, including Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who was the first to alert Congress in 2019 of an “urgent” whistleblower complaint obtained by his office regarding Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, the subject of the impeachment proceedings.

[...]

Trump last month also replaced acting Pentagon Inspector General Glenn Fine a week after he was tapped to lead a committee charged with overseeing $2 trillion in coronavirus relief. And Trump has moved this month to replace the Department of Health and Human Services's inspector general following blistering criticism from the president after the current watchdog reported medical shortages at hospitals amid the coronavirus pandemic.
and
  The Hill

Just outrageous. Impeach the motherfucker. Again.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:

And what is Chuck prepared to do about it?  

UPDATE:

Watch out, Mitt.  They'll kick you out of the Republican Party.  (Check with Justin Amash.)

UPDATE:

UPDATE: