This is the Oversight Committee, and there are 17 independent inspectors general. They are watchdogs. They are the oversight arm of the federal government. And Trump and Musk illegally fired 17 [independent inspectors general]. of them, including a watchdog that was investigating one of Musk's companies. And what I've heard from House Republicans is either silence or defending that kind of behavior. (02:06–02:10)
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Asserts that Trump and Musk illegally dismissed 17 independent inspectors general.
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