Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her dismissal by the Trump administration, according to Reuters.
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had informed colleagues that she planned to stay on despite the White House’s decision to terminate her on Friday, arguing that the administration had not followed proper protocols, according to the sources.
In an email reviewed by Reuters sent by Fong on Saturday, she said the independent Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency “has taken the position that these termination notices do not comply with the requirements set out in law and therefore are not effective at this time.”
Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her dismissal by the Trump administration, sources told Reuters.
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