2025-03-13
10 分钟This is the Opinions, a show that brings you a mix of voices from New York Times Opinion.
You've heard the news.
Here's what to make of it.
My name is Francesca Triani.
I'm a video journalist for Times Opinion.
I've been an investigative reporter and a filmmaker for almost a decade now.
President Trump campaigned on increasing efficiency and rooting out fraud and abuse in government.
And four days after taking office, he fired more than a dozen watchdogs whose job was exactly that.
Over the weekend, President Trump continued his flurry of executive moves.
He fired at least 15 inspectors general.
Even though federal law requires he give.
Congress a 30 day notice.
When I first heard of the inspectors general being fired,
I just wanted to know more about who these people were.
Most of the IGs are nonpartisan and they've kept their jobs through different administrations.
Now that they're out of a job,
they filed a complaint against the government and against the President, hoping to be reinstated.
So at the end of February,
Times Opinion Video sat down with seven inspectors general who were fired
by the Trump administration to get a better sense of what happened.