.MaddowBlog: GOP's Ron Johnson offers unfortunate defense of Trump's IG firing
"I take a slightly different view in terms of what [inspectors general] should be independent from. They need to retain their independence within the agencies, so they can do inspections and investigations and provide that to their leadership, but primarily to the president. And so they serve at the president's will."
Ron Johnson left little doubt yesterday that he doesn't much care -- despite the fact that the committee he leads has direct oversight responsibilities over alleged corruption like this.
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