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Maya Yang

US inspectors general fired by Trump sue to win jobs back

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Mark Greenblatt, the former inspector general of the interior department, and Donald Trump. Photograph: Getty Images

Several federal watchdogs fired by Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit against his administration to get their jobs back.

In the suit filed on Wednesday, eight former inspectors general from eight government departments – including defense, veterans affairs, health and human services, state, agriculture, education and labor – and the Small Business Administration said they were seeking “redress for their unlawful and unjustified purported termination” by Trump and their respective agency heads.

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