The inspector general of the US Department of Agriculture was reportedly forced out of her office by security agents Monday after refusing to comply with her dismissal by the Trump administration.
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the USDA, was one of 17 federal watchdogs fired last Friday in what critics have called a sweeping purge of government oversight officials. Despite the White House's termination order, Fong told colleagues she intended to remain, arguing that the administration had not followed proper legal protocols for her removal, Reuters reported.
