White House Confirms It’s Purging ‘Disloyal’ Employees

“The White House this week confirmed it is combing through federal agencies to identify employees not sufficiently loyal to President Trump to facilitate their ouster, sparking concerns the administration could run afoul of long-established civil service laws,” Government Executive reports.

“The administration is examining employees throughout the government to find anyone taking action officials decide represents an effort to undermine Trump, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said on Fox News Monday. Gidley did not specifically mention career employees, who are statutorily protected against political retaliation, but did note the ‘millions’ of individuals agencies employ. By contrast, there are only about 4,000 political appointees in government. “