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Trump challenges authority, independence of agency watchdogs

by Associated Press
| April 7, 2020 9:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to challenge the authority and independence of agency watchdogs overseeing his administration, including removing the inspector general tasked with overseeing the $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package that passed Congress with bipartisan support.

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