President Donald Trump has removed the lead watchdog overseeing the $2 trillion coronavirus package, just days after the official, Glenn Fine, was appointed to the role.
The move came as Trump pursued similar action in recent weeks against independent inspectors general across the federal government.
Fine had been the acting Pentagon inspector general until Monday afternoon, when Trump abruptly removed him from his post.
“Yesterday, the President nominated Mr. Jason Abend for the position of DoD Inspector General,” said Dwrena Allen, a spokesperson for the Defense Department’s Inspector General, in a statement to CNBC.
