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Senators From Both Parties Want Trump to Explain His Inspectors General Purge

The president’s purge happened even though Congress had passed legislation in 2022 to insulate the government watchdogs.

Trump talks to reporters while signing executive orders.

Evan Vucci/AP

By Torrence Banks and Helen Huiskes

January 27, 2025 09:20 p.m.

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