so there are ten or so IGs that were Trump nominees

[drray23]

Why the hell are they still here ? We are starting to see the consequences of trying to "restore the norms" in the executive branch. Those guys should have been kicked out on day 1.

Case in point, the DHS IG who dropped the investigation into those text messages he started back in February. Five months later when every republican was back behind Trump again, he drops the investigation.

We are also finding that pentagon texts from key officials also were deleted.
It's a wide cover up and we ate trying to play by the rules of pre Trump Era .

It's so infuriating, just purge the whole executive branch of any Trump holdover. We can't trust them

[FreeState]

1. My guess...

It’s easier to investigate someone when they are still committing crimes. Who knows what’s going on - we only have a sliver of information.

[Novara]

2. shoulda cleaned house on Day 1

[RockRaven]

3. There is a law about how to fire IGs. Just because Trump violated it doesn't mean Biden should too

HOWEVER, it sure looks like some of those Trump-appointed IGs deserve firing under the law.

[drray23]

5. the law only stipulates that the president has to notify congress

thirty days prior of the firing and the reason for it. Congress can not veto it but has to be informed. The reason could just be that the president lacks confidence in that IG.

[gab13by13]

6. As far as DHS goes,

Alejandro Mayorkas is the Director, why wouldn't he also have the authority to fire Cuffari?

[BigmanPigman]

7. Why don't they do it

if it's that easy?

[2naSalit]

9. +1

[UTUSN]

4. K&R

[2naSalit]

8. Civil Service/Pendleton Act (1883)...

And subsequent tweaks protect civil servants from political influence in hiring and firing. They can be reasonably reassigned, asked to resign, that's about it. They stay during and after changing of the administration.

[drray23]

10. those are political appointees, not civil servants.nt.

[2naSalit]

11. The IGs...

Yeah, appointees are "at the pleasure of..." so that is a good question, why are they still there?

We still have that ratfucker deJoy still in place too.