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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just fyi, that isn’t the ethics watchdog. That would be the head of the Office of Government Ethics (who was also fired but that position bas no statutory removal protections against firing). This one is the head of the Office of Special Counsel, which investigates federal employee whistleblower retaliation complaints and complaints of transgressions of other hiring laws, ie, nepotism, political bias, non-merit based hiring.

OSC can bring cases before MSPB. Trump also fired one of the three MSPB members who’s also suing but is a week or so behind in terms of the lifecycle of the case. [/quote]

He fired the MSBP chair, she's the one going to court over it. And so far, a judge has said the chair has to stay put in the job. The chair is going to fight to show that there was zero cause for firing her, and it's clear in the law establishing the MSPB that the chair can be fired only for specific reasons which Trump didn't use.

MSPB. OSC. OGE. The inspectors general. Yep, the regime is clearing out the bodies tasked with overseeing ethics, whistleblowing, employment protections. This is all so clearly a move to gut oversight of every type, at every level. Congress set up these offices; if only Congress weren't a gaggle of bootlicking Republicans and hamstrung Democrats, Congress migiht be able to DO something. We desperately need to flip the Senate in the April 1 special elections, which replace senators who have ascended to the cabinet.[/quote]

Sure, but what about the time that Biden ate with the wrong fork?[/quote]

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