Overview
- President Donald Trump dismissed Export-Import Bank inspector general Parisa Salehi on Oct. 15, according to Government Executive.
- Sen. Chuck Grassley said the White House failed to provide the 30 days’ notice and substantive rationale to Congress required by the Inspector General Act.
- Former Interior Department IG Mark Lee Greenblatt and the Project on Government Oversight condemned the move as undermining independent oversight.
- A White House spokesman said the administration is focused on appointing qualified officials aligned with the president’s vision, while observers flagged the timing near the confirmation of a new EXIM leader.
- The ouster follows earlier IG removals that a federal judge said likely violated federal law and comes as OMB’s funding freeze on the IG council has curtailed shared oversight functions and websites.