The ousted head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) said his removal by President Trump is among a series of firings that have taken a wrecking ball to oversight of his administration.

Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, unaffiliated with the office that investigated Trump, spoke to CBS News after ending his legal battle to remain in his job.

“I don't think we have watchdog agencies anymore. The inspector generals are gone. The head of the Office of Government Ethics is gone. I'm gone. The independent watchdogs who are working on behalf of the American taxpayers, on behalf of military veterans, they've been pushed out,” he said during an appearance on “60 Minutes,” noting Trump’s removal of 18 inspectors general.

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