McConnell: Trump ‘certainly within his authority’ to fire IGs

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday emphasized that President Trump has the power to fire inspectors general amid scrutiny over his decision to oust the State Department watchdog.”He’s certainly within his authority, he gets to hire and fire, under the Constitution, all people under the Executive Branch,” McConnell said when asked about Trump’s decision to fire State Department Inspector General Steve Linick and other…