| Trump Ousted State Dept Watchdog at Pompeo's Urging; Democrats Open Inquiry |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=54377"><span class="small">Catie Edmondson and Michael D. Shear, The New York Times</span></a> |
| Sunday, 17 May 2020 08:44 |
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Excerpt: "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged President Trump to fire the official responsible for fighting waste and fraud in his department, a White House official said Saturday, a recommendation certain to come under scrutiny after congressional Democrats opened an investigation into what they said 'may be an act of illegal retaliation.'"
Trump Ousted State Dept Watchdog at Pompeo's Urging; Democrats Open Inquiry17 May 20
Mr. Trump told Speaker Nancy Pelosi late Friday night that he was ousting Steve A. Linick, who led the office of the inspector general at the State Department, and replacing him with an ambassador with close ties to Vice President Mike Pence. Representative Eliot L. Engel, Democrat of New York and the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, immediately called the decision to remove Mr. Linick an “outrageous act” meant to protect Mr. Pompeo from accountability. |
ecretary of State Mike Pompeo urged President Trump to fire the official responsible for fighting waste and fraud in his department, a White House official said Saturday, a recommendation certain to come under scrutiny after congressional Democrats opened an investigation into what they said “may be an act of illegal retaliation.”