Eight inspectors general fired by the Trump administration are suing to have their jobs restored.
A lawsuit filed on Feb. 12 in Washington asks a federal judge to recognize the dismissals as unlawful and reinstate the independent watchdogs to their respective offices.
The plaintiffs are the former inspectors general of the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, State, Education, Agriculture, Labor, and the Small Business Administration.
President Donald Trump’s administration closed out its first week in January by dismissing more than a dozen inspectors general from various agencies.
In total, at least 18 inspectors general have now been fired….