The State Department inspector general, who was removed from his post by President Trump on Friday, was reportedly probing whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered a staffer to complete menial chores for him
Key backgroundSaturday they would open an investigation into what they said “may be an act of illegal retaliation.”
“Such an action, transparently designed to protect Secretary Pompeo from personal accountability, would undermine the foundation of our democratic institutions and may be an illegal act of retaliation,” Rep. Eliot Engel , chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Sen Bob Menendez , the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wrote in a statement.Few Republicans have commented on Linick’s removal.
Democratic lawmakers strongly opposed Trump's removal of Linick."The President’s late-night, weekend firing of the State Department inspector general has accelerated his dangerous pattern of retaliation against the patriotic public servants charged with conducting oversight on behalf of the American people," Pelosi wrote in a
."The President must cease his pattern of reprisal and retaliation against the public servants who are working to keep Americans safe, particularly during this time of global emergency."
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