Re: Justice Department Inspector General launches investigation into Comey's actions.
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Date: January 12, 2017 01:26PM
Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> The Inspector Generals office is independent of
> the administration and protected by law. Trump
> can't stop or effect the investigation nor would
> it be politically acceptable if he could and did.
Wrong as you always are. The IGs are appointments. They serve at the will of the President and, while independent in some respects, report to the heads of the agencies. The IG may not even have a job by the end of the month.
TITLE 5 App. > INSPECTOR > § 3
§ 3. Appointment of Inspector General; supervision; removal; political activities; appointment of Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
(a) There shall be at the head of each Office an Inspector General who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. Each Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the head of the establishment involved or, to the extent such authority is delegated, the officer next in rank below such head, but shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, any other officer of such establishment. Neither the head of the establishment nor the officer next in rank below such head shall prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena during the course of any audit or investigation.