The Trump administration on Tuesday fired five of the seven members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, citing inefficient and ineffective leadership.
The five Democrats on the board were notified of their dismissal via email on Friday, Breitbart first reported on Tuesday. The board later confirmed the members were fired, leaving only the board’s two Republican members, Andrew G. Biggs and John E. Nixon, remaining.
Emails reviewed by Bloomberg cited the board’s salaries and decisions made by the group to prolong the U.S. territory’s bankruptcy proceedings as reasons for the terminations.