california representative darrell issa argued the fired inspectors failed to perform.hink they are pulling a lot of police off the street here, you take inspectors general all at once and take them off the playing field. >> well, again, the new administration is acting quicker than any other administration in modern history. but no, they need to be judged on who's the acting, who's replacing them, how fast they will name those names, and will they be naming people who will aggressively look for waste, fraud, and abuse? >> reporter: but the purge is not just in government. >> it's pure retaliation, vindictiveness, retribution. >> reporter: private attorney mark zaid, who represents whistle-blowers, has just been stripped of his security clearance by the trump administration, making it more difficult for his potential clients inside the cia or fbi to report misconduct. >> they are pulling those away or neutralizing those who could do things against them. >> john: scott, this question of the inspectors general firing is now in the courts. where is it likely to go next? >>