[ [link removed] ]Add your name: The American people will not sit idly by as Trump
removes watchdog after watchdog from the White House. He and his
administration must be held accountable.

Dear MoveOn member,

Trump is once again waging a war against legitimate, independent oversight
of his administration during the coronavirus pandemic.

His latest target is Glenn Fine—the acting inspector general who was set
to watchdog the administration's management of the $2 trillion COVID-19
response package that Congress passed last month. Trump just fired the
person in charge of stopping corruption and abuse in his administration’s
distribution of Congress’s $2 trillion COVID-19 response package.^1

[ [link removed] ]Sign this petition condemning Trump and his administration for
attacking transparency with the COVID-19 response package.

Trump cannot abuse his power during the coronavirus pandemic. Sign this
petition condemning the firing of Glenn Fine, the acting inspector general
who would oversee the administration's management of $2 trillion. 

[3]Sign Devon's petition

Glenn Fine, a longtime and dedicated public servant, was chosen by a panel
of inspectors general to lead these oversight efforts. But Trump just had
Fine removed from his position without any explanation. This is just the
latest attempt by Trump to eliminate any and all supervision over his
actions. He also recently fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general
who brought the Ukraine whistleblower’s complaint to Congress—and he
attacked Inspector General Christi Grimm on Twitter after she released a
report describing widespread COVID-19 testing delays in the U.S.

Trump took one lesson from his party’s lockstep defense of his impeachable
conduct: There’s no line you can’t cross that Republicans in Congress
won’t back you up on. We’re seeing the consequences of that inaction
now—as Trump continues to openly abuse his power.

The new Special IG must have subpoena power. To check abuse, they must
have ready access to both documents and persons involved in the
distribution of the funds. Similarly, both the SIGPR, the Congressional
Oversight Commission and the PRAC must be given live access to the
computer servers of the Treasury and any agency shoving money out its
doors.

Unless we speak out, Trump won’t stop until there isn’t a single watchdog
left in the White House—no one overseeing his administration's decisions,
and nobody to put a stop to waste, fraud, or abuse of power.

Add your name to condemn Trump’s firing of Glenn Fine and to demand strict
oversight of the Trump administration.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thanks for all you do. 

—Devon Nir, Common Cause

Source:

1. "Trump Ousts Pandemic Spending Watchdog Known for Independence," The
New York Times, April 7, 2020
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