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After criticism from Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, the White House reversed its pick to replace the acting inspector general, the top watchdog within the Department of Education.
President Trump last week named Phil Rosenfelt, the deputy general counsel at the department, to the acting IG post. Warren said that raised questions about the independence of the position.
The decision to replace current acting IG Sandra Bruce, which Politico first reported, also came without explanation from the Trump administration. But the White House announced it was pulling Rosenfelt’s nomination hours after congressional Democrats criticized the choice.
Liz Hill, a department spokeswoman, told Politico that the decision was made after the pick came to the attention of new officials at the White House.
"After they re-evaluated the situation, the decision was made, in an abundance of caution, to rescind the designation," she said.
