The Trump administration is pulling a federal watchdog off the beat in Washington, effective Wednesday, stripping funding from the Council of Inspectors General.

Removing the council's funding will mean a further hollowing out of the work of federal inspectors general and internal government investigators who are supposed to root out waste, fraud, abuse and misconduct in the administration.

The council, which is an independent entity within the executive branch, is tasked with addressing "integrity, economy and effectiveness issues that transcend individual Government agencies," according to the council's website .

The Trump administration argues the inspectors general are "corrupt."

"Inspectors general are meant to be impartial watchdogs identifying waste and corruption on behalf o

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