Firing the Inspectors General — Audit finding

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   A district court found the notice violation; no final judgment has resolved it. Reinstatement was denied, the stay lifted after Trump v. Slaughter, and summary-judgment proceedings remain active.

   • Democracy in Action / Trump Campaign transcript: Donald J. Trump Delivers Groundbreaking Contract for the American VoterEthics reform and drain-the-swamp proposals
   • Associated Press: Trump fires independent inspectors general in Friday night purgeOpening paragraphs and agencies affected
   • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: Storch v. Hegseth, Memorandum Opinion and OrderDocument 54, statutory violation, remedy denial and stay
   • Supreme Court of the United States: Trump v. SlaughterOpinion and judgment in No. 25-332
   • Dr. Docket: Storch v. Hegseth docketJuly 20, 2026 minute order and summary-judgment pre-motion schedule
   • Associated Press: Trump fires independent inspectors general in Friday night purgeTrump response paragraphs