U.S. Congress that he would remove Walpin from office, effective 30 days from then, because Obama no longer had "the fullest confidence in" him as Inspector General. and on June 16, 2009, the White House submitted a letter with additional information on the reasons Walpin was removed. However Republicans Chuck Grassley and Darrell Issa have asserted that Walpins firing was politically motivated due to the fact that Walpin was investigating Kevin Johnson, a friend and supporter of Barrack Obama for sexual assault and other allegations during the time he was fired by Obama. On July 17, 2009, Walpin filed a civil lawsuit in federal court seeking his reinstatement, arguing that his removal violated the 2008 Inspector General Act. On July 20, 2009, Walpin issued a statement saying the primary reason for his lawsuit was to protect future Inspectors General. On October 19, 2009, the chairman of the Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) notified Walpin that his May 20, 2009, response to an April 29, 2009 complaint about him by acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence G. Brown had sufficiently and satisfactorily addressed the matter and closed the complaint. On June 17, 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Roberts dismissed Walpin's suit. Death Gerald Walpin died on June 24, 2016, in a hospital after being hit by a sport utility vehicle in Manhattan while crossing at Lexington Avenue and East 79th Street. References 1931 births 2016 deaths City College of New York alumni Pedestrian road incident deaths Road incident deaths in New York City United States Air Force officers Yale Law School alumni 20th-century American lawyers