Latest move against independent executive branch watchdogs who have found fault with Trump administration
The Trump administration has fired the state department’s inspector general who is reported to have been investigating the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo for a potential abuse of office.
The inspector general, Steve Linick, was given notice of his dismissal late on Friday night. He had been looking into allegations that Pompeo was using a political appointee at the state department to run personal errands for him and his wife, Susan, according to a Democratic congressional aide.
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