Internal Pentagon watchdog replaced by Trump leaves post
Glenn Fine worked as the Pentagon's acting inspector general from 2016 until early April, when President Trump replaced him.
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Glenn Fine worked as the Pentagon's acting inspector general from 2016 until early April, when President Trump replaced him.
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