USDA inspector general defies Trump's firing

Former USDA Inspector General Defies Trump Order, Escorted from Her Office
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran, said the Trump administration had not followed proper protocols, according to Reuters sources.
USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House
In an email to colleagues on Saturday, reviewed by Reuters, she said the independent Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency “has taken the position that these termination notices do not comply with the requirements set out in law and therefore are not effective at this time.
USDA denies ex-inspector general was escorted out by security after Trump firing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture responded on Wednesday to reports claiming the agency’s former inspector general was forcibly removed from her office after resisting her dismissal from the Trump administration.
USDA Inspector General Who Refused to Leave Post Escorted From Office by Security
According to a report from Reuters, she was escorted from the building today by security. Fong is a 22-year veteran of the inspector general office with the USDA. And while that multi-decade career is probably in part why the Trump administration axed her (something something swamp,
USDA responds to report that official was escorted out of office after 'refusing to comply' with Trump firing
Phyllis Fong, the former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture who was recently fired by the Trump White House, was reportedly escorted out of her office Monday.
USDA inspector general forced from office after rejecting firing by Trump administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspector General Phyllis Fong had intended to stay after the White House terminated her, saying she believed the administration did not follow proper protocols.
Trump removes inspectors general, including Fong at USDA
The White House removed the independent inspectors general of nearly every Cabinet-level agency including the Agriculture Department “in an unprecedented purge that could clear the way for President Donald Trump to
USDA Inspector General escorted from office by security after defying Trump’s order
The USDA Inspector General deals with food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department and violations of animal welfare laws. The USDA has been one of the main agencies dealing with the outbreak of bird flu, which has spread to cattle and poultry. One person in Louisiana has died from the disease.
Controversial Firing of USDA Inspector General Sparks Legal Debate
Phyllis Fong, the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was escorted from her office after refusing termination by the Trump administration. Relying on federal legal grounds, Fong contests the firing,
USDA inspector general defies Trump's firing – and is hit with harsh consequences
An inspector general was reportedly escorted out of her office after she failed to comply with mass firings initiated by President Donald Trump.
This Is Not a Good Time for the USDA to Be Without an Inspector General
What better time for the USDA to be without an inspector general—or, worse, some MAGA hack pretending to be one—what with ...
Phyllis Fong, who was investigating Elon Musk's brain implant startup Neuralink, forcefully removed from office after refusing termination order
Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general, was escorted out of her office after disputing her dismissal by the Trump ...