BYRON YORK: Fired AmeriCorps IG responds: White House charges are false. “In a detailed conversation Wednesday morning, Walpin said the White House is ‘grasping at nonexistent straws’ to justify his termination as watchdog for one of the Obama White House’s favorite federal programs. Walpin described an atmosphere in which his investigations into fraudulent and inefficient use of federal dollars were often the cause of conflict with the board and top management of the Corporation.”