Phyllis Fong is an American attorney who served as the inspector general of the United States Department of Agriculture from 2002 until her removal in 2025. She was physically removed from her office because she refused President Trump’s dismissal order. Fong was nominated to the position in 2002 by President George W. Bush. [1]On January 24, 2025, President Donald Trump removed her, along ...

1 day ago · Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday. ... The USDA inspector general has a broad ...

1 day ago · Phyllis Fong, who was recently dismissed as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Inspector General by the Trump administration, was escorted from her office on Monday, Reuters reported.

1 day ago · Fong declined to comment and the Office of the Inspector General did not respond to multiple requests for comment. After this article was published, a USDA spokesperson said Fong left the office ...

1 day ago · The inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Phyllis Fong, was escorted out of her office this week after refusing to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, according ...

Phyllis K. Fong was sworn in as Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on December 2, 2002. Ms. Fong was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

1 day ago · Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her Friday, saying that she didn’t believe the ...

United States Department of Agriculture Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong, J.D. was removed from her office by security after she refused to comply with the Trump Administration firing her ...

Phyllis K. Fong was sworn in as Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on December 2, 2002. USDA is one of the largest and most diverse departments in the Federal Government.

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House ... The USDA inspector general has a broad mandate, pursuing consumer ...