Former White House ethics lawyer: Trump actions 'pushing the limits' common in dictatorships
Source: The Hill
Former White House ethics lawyer: Trump actions ‘pushing the limits’ common in dictatorships
by Lauren Irwin - 01/27/25 11:36 AM ET
Norm Eisen, a former White House ethics lawyer, said President Trump is “testing and pushing the limits” during the first week of his second term, adding that such actions are common in dictatorships.
Eisen joined MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki” Sunday, where he weighed in on Trump’s late-night firings of the inspectors general from multiple federal agencies.
“Donald Trump promised to be a dictator on day one, and he’s carried that forward through the entire week, including this midnight firing of the IGs,” Eisen said. “This is a country of laws, not of dictatorial leaders.”
Trump fired 17 watchdogs at various agencies. The firings may be in violation of the federal law that states the president is required to give Congress a 30-day notice of his intent to do so.
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