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Phyllis Fong was escorted out of her office on Monday after refusing to comply with her firing.

Fong , a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues she intended to stay.

The USDA inspector general has a broad mandate pursuing consumer food safety, audits and investigations.

The White House defended the firing of Fong and the other inspectors general.

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