Republicans have the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) in their crosshairs, according to a Politico report that states the GOP has united against the independent legislative branch agency that monitors for wrongdoing within the federal government.

The GAO has repeatedly faulted the Trump administration as having illegally withheld money appropriated by Congress, opening almost 40 separate inquiries into whether President Donald Trump’s funding freezes have violated the law. Last week, the agency issued an opinion finding that the administration illegally withheld money appropriated for electric-vehicle infrastructure.

White House Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought criticized the agency’s findings in a social media post saying, “They are going to call everything an impoundment because they want to grind our work to manage taxpayer dollars effectively to a halt. These are non-events with no consequence. Rearview mirror stuff.”

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