Three of the Inspectors General recently dismissed by President Trump sit down with WSJ’s Damian Paletta to discuss why it’s important for this role to remain independent and what the long-term implications are for their mass firing.

Judge Ana C. Reyes, a Biden appointee, excoriated lawyers representing the former government watchdogs for how they handled their emergency request, but let the lawsuit proceed on a slower timeline.

United States President Donald Trump has fired Paul Martin, the inspector general for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), multiple media outlets reported. Martin's office had released a report criticizing the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle USAID a day before the dismissal.

Judge Ana Reyes denied the requested restraining order and reportedly admonished the plaintiffs during the short hearing on Friday.