Trump fires USAID inspector general one day after blistering report

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/11/trump-fires-usaid-inspector-general/

The White House fired the independent inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday evening, a day after his office issued a blistering report assessing the impact of the Trump administration’s efforts to significantly curtail the agency’s mission.

The termination of Martin follows his office’s publication of a widely read report warning that more than $489 million in food assistance was at risk of spoilage or potential diversion after the Trump administration implemented its aid freeze and stop-work order.

Former Defense Department inspector general Rob Storch, who was fired by Trump last month, said he worked with Martin on Ukraine-related issues and called his work “exemplary.”

“It is critically important that IGs be empowered to conduct independent oversight, detecting and deterring waste, fraud, abuse and corruption on behalf of the American people,” Storch said.

Konyndyk hailed Martin’s decision to publish the report as “brave,” given the termination of other inspectors general.