Phyllis Fong had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her on Friday

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her on Friday, saying that she didn’t believe the administration had followed proper protocols, the sources said.

In an email to colleagues on Saturday, reviewed by Reuters, she said the independent council of the inspectors general on integrity and efficiency “has taken the position that these termination notices do not comply with the requirements set out in law and therefore are not effective at this time”.

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1171·
    23 hours ago

    The USDA office staff should’ve barricaded the building to keep the jackbooted thugs out.

    That is the level of resistance we need to be at, at this point.