Inspector General
“We need to take away children,” the then-attorney general told Justice Department prosecutors, according to a draft inspector general's report.
Prosecutors quit when Attorney General Barr forced a lighter sentence for Trump confidant Roger Stone, who dodged prison entirely after Trump commuted it.
The inspector general's report also criticized the department's "lax enforcement of wage and hour laws" at a time when workers desperately need support.
Democratic lawmakers are demanding a criminal investigation, saying political appointees "orchestrated a coverup to protect" Secretary David Bernhardt.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly took his wife on a pricey trip to the Middle East, which was partially funded by taxpayer dollars during the government shutdown last year.
Christi Grimm, the agency's acting inspector general, led a report detailing hospitals' difficulty fighting the coronavirus. Trump called it "Another Fake Dossier!"
Glenn Fine had been tasked with monitoring the federal government’s coronavirus relief spending before being removed last month.
The president has removed five inspectors general charged with rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, giving little to no explanation.
Trump said it's fine for a “Secret Service person or somebody” to do household chores for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — if his wife can't.
The inspector general fired by President Donald Trump reportedly was investigating whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used a staffer for personal errands, including dog-walking.