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Trump & Epstein: Biz partners.The #InspectorsGeneral report released Friday concluded that Sec #KegBreath's use of the commercial "#Signal" chat app to discuss an ACTIVE military mission "endangered both the mission & our troops."
#Schmitt (above) dismissed the IG's report, claiming simply "they're wrong" and citing unrelated examples as his defense.
No network should ever allow this dangerously stupid & insulting man (Schmitt) back on their broadcast. 😐
Takeaways From the Pentagon Investigation on Hegseth’s Use of Signal
Pentagon Watchdog Finds Hegseth’s Signal Chat Risked Endangering U.S. Troops
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/politics/hegseth-signal-leak-report.html
Trump Dismisses Another Inspector General, Fueling Oversight Concerns
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/politics/trump-inspectors-general.html
NonilexIt is one of many policies being rolled out by #Hegseth — including new limits on the military’s #independent service #InspectorsGeneral & #EqualOpportunity offices — that may ultimately reduce the number of avenues #ServiceMembers or #defense personnel have to point out potential problems in the #Pentagon without going through their chain of command.
#military #Trump #transparency #CultureOfSilence #journalism #MafiaState
Mary NelsonSo the law is too lax; thus we should not enforce. SMDH
"Federal judge declines to reinstate inspectors general fired by Trump"
"The judge said Trump had clearly violated the law in the way he fired the watchdogs, but reinstating them would not matter as he could later lawfully remove them."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/25/trump-inspectors-general-fired/
The list of measures purpose-built to cleave off a domain in which the #law does not apply grows by the day: the #pardons that bless & invite #insurrectionary #violence; the #purges of career lawyers at the #DOJ & #SDNY, #InspectorsGeneral across the govt, & snr #FBI agents; the AG’s command that attys obey #Trump over their understanding of the #Constitution; the appointment of people such as #KashPatel & #DanBongino, who…view loyalty to Trump as more compelling than their constitutional oath;
PrivacyDigest#OPM #Watchdog Says Review of #DOGE Work Is Underway
The acting inspector general says the Office of Personnel Management is investigating whether any “emerging threats” have arisen as Elon Musk’s DOGE works to rapidly transform government systems.
#Musk #takeover #takedown #ElonMusk #ig #inspectorsgeneral
#Trump has also tried to remove more than a dozen #InspectorsGeneral, as well as members of the National #Labor Relations Board [#NLRB] & the #Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [#EEOC]. Many of the ousted ofcls are contesting their removals in court.
In addition to fighting his own ouster, Dellinger has been arguing that the admin’s #MassFirings of probationary #FederalWorkers is illegal.
#law #NationalSecurity #authoritarianism #autocracy #democracy #SeparationOfPowers