Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday called for acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and acting Deputy Ken Cuccinelli to step down after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded they had been appointed invalidly to their posts. GAO FINDS ACTING DHS CHIEF WOLF, DEPUTY CUCCINELLI INVALIDLY APPOINTED TO POSTS“The determination by an independent congressional watchdog today invalidates actions Mr. Cuccinelli and Mr. Wolf have taken and both should immediately step down from their illegal roles,” he said. McAleenan subsequently revised the process -- allowing Wolf and Cuccinelli to be appointed to their posts. But, the GAO found, because McAleenan was invalidly appointed, so were the changes he made to the order of succession. Schumer too said he wants the IG to investigate -- including decisions made by Wolf and Cuccinelli.

Source: Fox News August 15, 2020 21:00 UTC