The firing was blatantly illegal. And forcing her out of the office without due process was likely a crime. - ThreadSky

nycsouthpaw.bsky.social • 28 days ago

The firing was blatantly illegal. And forcing her out of the office without due process was likely a crime.

NEW:

“Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture [Phyllis Fong] out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration.”

www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

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westieworld.bsky.social•27 days ago

For all the people that don't follow reuters or bluesky or social media in general, how is this illegal and without due process news story going to be disseminated to the general public? Shouldn't everyone know what trump is doing and that it goes against the rule of law?

richardkbethell.bsky.social•27 days ago

The Supreme Court says the president can commit crimes, as long as they're an official act.

msdavinci.bsky.social•27 days ago

They’re going to physically force their illegal agenda.

bogiebrylee.bsky.social•28 days ago

She stood by the rule of law, they did not.

strigori.bsky.social•28 days ago

If only we had a department that was to oversee justice. Is it a crime if no prosecutor will charge it?

jtown44.bsky.social•28 days ago

Curious on who the “security agents” were. Does trump have a new branch of storm troopers, in addition to ICE, who are ready to violate law and carry out his wishes.

gabesmall.bsky.social•27 days ago

This stuck out to me too - who do they report to and whose orders were they following and what authority do they have?

jtown44.bsky.social•27 days ago

Isn’t it nice that we noticed but the reporters didn’t bother to ask.

lezurko.bsky.social•27 days ago

Here's two of the new storm troopers

lupineb.bsky.social•27 days ago

He cannot legally do that; however, if he is not held accountable, he can and will do it- along with many other things.

r.v.cx•28 days ago

Force Trump to pardon the jackbooted thugs interfering with constitutional government. Let’s get to the endgame.

butters55.bsky.social•27 days ago

Yup, a crime, which will be enforced by exactly.... nobody

brettwolfe.bsky.social•27 days ago

No one should underestimate the enthusiasm with which American police would/will become fascist enforcers.

pukarocks.bsky.social•28 days ago

what a disgrace to the government and workers who try to stay in compliance to keep us moving in the right direction. this shit keeps getting better !

tnellie.bsky.social•28 days ago

What happens after his DOJ doesn’t file any charges for these crimes?

macfilipe.bsky.social•28 days ago

And not a single shit was given by the people who allegedly committed it.

solidporcelain.bsky.social•27 days ago

For me, Donald’s actions against the inspector generals reveals that his drain the swamp campaign is BS

kren007.bsky.social•26 days ago

That was revealed during his first four years.

solidporcelain.bsky.social•26 days ago

and yet he won again. truly, the voters contempt toward the federal government is at a pathological extreme

jeffnorm.bsky.social•27 days ago

Who’s going to do anything about it? Serious question, I hope somebody does.

mandm904.bsky.social•27 days ago

Many federal laws will be optional for some time, depending on the whim of the First Felon. He controls the folks who enforce federal laws. Those folks were chosen for their loyalty to #DopeyDon and not to our country's norms.
#TyrantTrump
#DictatorTrump

aeternalpessimist.bsky.social•28 days ago

Good for her. That's the kind of attitude we need.

anonymause77.bsky.social•27 days ago

The best part about this? She’s going to sue the dog shit out the Agency and win.

k-e-v-i-n-d.bsky.social•28 days ago

Crime? that's what pardons are for, no?

12thburkey.bsky.social•27 days ago

And who were the security agents and what department were they from and with what authority did they escort her out of the building?

12thburkey.bsky.social•27 days ago

I’m not asking for the names of the agent but by whose authority did they take this action and why department did they work for? If they worked for her department then does it not suggest that they were not following her directions?

bobslominski.bsky.social•28 days ago

The US will be in litigation hell for the foreseeable future (more than the already too excessive normal amount)

bumpedbruised.bsky.social•27 days ago

Absolutely how he has thrived- he loves litigation and tying things up there- meanwhile he is doing…

kathy13.bsky.social•27 days ago

Are there other IGs who didn’t leave and were they also escorted out!

maxtropolitan.bsky.social•28 days ago

Unfortunately to indict someone for it, a Trump-appointed US attorney would have to act.

Everything is alarming right now but this one stands out as especially ominous

dmbtour05.bsky.social•28 days ago

It’s not a crime when it’s an official act. We live in a 🤡 show of a country. Only 4 more years of this stuff. 😡

lexvegas71.bsky.social•28 days ago

If this had happened in Virginia, one could argue anyone involved in the act of removal and the decision making could be charged with abduction and conspiracy to commit abduction under Virginia code.

trishac2025.bsky.social•28 days ago

Another crime.

gutbucketblues.bsky.social•27 days ago

By security agents I can only assume they mean hired goons.

notthatproud.bsky.social•27 days ago

Genuine question, not flippant: what’s the crime?

azulsora.bsky.social•27 days ago

To fire a IG the law is to give congress a 30 day notice and a reason for it.

notthatproud.bsky.social•27 days ago

Ok, I guess I thought he was saying that the security guards were committing a crime. It just seemed odd that they could be criminally liable for their actions. Thanks!

azulsora.bsky.social•27 days ago

It might also be a crime. Following illegal orders and what not. But iam not a lawyer.

skinswoman.bsky.social•27 days ago

Lawyer up, girl.

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