Mechanisms for monitoring and checking government power, including congressional oversight, inspectors general, the GAO, and judicial review. Incidents involve the dismantlement or circumvention of these accountability structures.
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Updated March 25, 2026Federal Dismantlement
Serious Rights ViolationOngoingOfficial executive action
Systematic destruction of the government oversight apparatus: 17 inspectors general fired, heads of the Office of Special Counsel and Office of Government Ethics removed, whistleblower retaliation …
Trump fired 17 inspectors general upon returning to office in January 2025, removing the independent watchdogs responsible for detecting …
The heads of both the Office of Special Counsel (which protects whistleblowers from retaliation) and the Office of Government Ethics (which …
Trump fired at least 17 inspectors general across the federal government without the advance notice to Congress that the Inspector General Act generally requires, and a later federal ruling said the …
At least 17 inspectors general were removed in a single sweep across multiple agencies.
The Inspector General Act generally requires notice to Congress before removal.