Grassley Demands Justification for Trump’s Firing of State Department Watchdog

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) speaks during Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to serve as Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 4, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is among several Republican lawmakers to call for a more detailed justification of President Donald Trump’s firing of the State Department’s inspector general.

“Congress requires written reasons justifying an IG’s removal. A general lack of confidence simply is not sufficient detail to satisfy Congress,” Grassley, co-chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus, wrote in a statement.