Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday singled out a possible reason Donald Trump chose to fire several inspectors general from major federal agencies, while noting that the president “broke the law.”

"The American people, if we don't have good and independent inspector generals, are going to see the swamp refill," Schiff said.

Several key U.S. Senate Republicans on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to fire independent government watchdogs across at least 17 federal agencies, even though the move ran afoul of federal law.