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Trump said releasing IG reports to the public is 'insane' and 'out to the enemy'

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Peter Bergen served as inspector general in Justice and Defense Departments in every presidential administration since Bill Clinton .

He says President Trump said releasing our IG reports to the public was “insane” Bergen : IGs are independent officials who report problems to their agency head and Congress .

Peter Bergen : As the Defense IG , I also was designated the lead IG for “overseas contingency operations” Bergen says he had to issue quarterly public reports on the status of those wars.

He says the president did not violate any law by replacing me; a president has the legal authority to change inspectors general.

Bergen 's tenure as the acting Defense IG came to a sudden end; he says he was not given a reason.

President Trump fired, tried to replace, or denounced five IGs (including me) in a short period of time.

Glenn Fine : IGs are crucial in the battle to keep government officials honest and accountable.

Fine: Inspectors general are one of our democracy’s strengths and we should support them.

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