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The Trump Admin Is Targeting Career Civil Servants For Political Reasons. What Could Go Wrong?

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: A view of the State Department seal on the podium before Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appear for a photo opportunity at the State Department, ... WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: A view of the State Department seal on the podium before Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appear for a photo opportunity at the State Department, June 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. Iohannis is also scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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March 22, 2018 5:25 p.m.
Over the last two weeks, TPM has published a number of stories about the Trump administration targeting career civil servants at federal agencies for political reasons. First, House Democrats sounded the alarm about an employee who was reassigned at the State...
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