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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today on Donald Trump’s illegal purge of over a dozen inspectors general of executive branch agencies:

“Trump’s purge of inspectors general is flagrantly illegal and crooked. 

“The inspector general position exists to guard against waste, fraud, and criminal behavior in federal agencies. That the Trump Administration found it necessary to break the law by removing these independent, nonpartisan watchdogs without the legally required cause or congressional notification points to their intent to commit acts of extreme corruption. 

“I urge the inspectors general affected to defend the independence which is essential to their position in every way possible including through the pursuit of legal remedies. And I urge any members of the Republican majority in either chamber who still have a spine to stand up to this corrupt president and protect our essential institutions from Trump’s assault on the rule of law.”