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MEBRO
06/18/26 · 11:41 PM UTC · 10 SOURCES
“Barack Obama fired an inspector general of AmeriCorps for identifying corruption involving one of Obama's friends.”
LEANS TRUE · HIGH CONFIDENCE
TL;DR ·Obama fired the Inspector General while he investigated a presidential friend, though motives are disputed.
In June 2009, President Barack Obama removed Gerald Walpin, the Inspector General for the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps), from his post . The termination occurred while Walpin was conducting an investigation into Kevin Johnson, the Mayor of Sacramento and a documented friend and supporter of the President . The investigation alleged that Johnson had misused federal AmeriCorps grants and used members for personal errands . The White House officially defended the firing by asserting that Walpin was incompetent, confused, and disoriented, leading the President to lose the fullest confidence in his abilities . However, Republican lawmakers, including Chuck Grassley and Darrell Issa, argued the firing was politically motivated retaliation for Walpin’s scrutiny of a presidential ally . While the timing of the firing and the relationship between Obama and Johnson are established facts, Walpin lost a 2010 lawsuit challenging his dismissal, and the true motive for the firing remains a matter of conflicting official and political narratives .
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