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Former State Department Inspector General ousted by Trump confirms investigations into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's conduct
Linick and his office were looking to allegations that Pompeo and his wife were misuing government …
Lauren Frias
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refuses to say why he asked for the inspector general investigating him to be fired
Steve Linick was conducting or close to finishing at least three reported investigations into Pompe…
Sonam Sheth,Eliza Relman
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Pompeo was reportedly aware of inspector general's investigation into Saudi Arms deal and declined to be interview, instead he sent in written responses
Senior State Department officials were briefed on a draft version of the inspector generals report …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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'Friday night massacres': Trump's purge of the US oversight community is another reminder that he believes officials owe him personal loyalty above all else
Michael Bromwich, the former Justice Department inspector general, described Trump's actions as "Fr…
Sonam Sheth,John Haltiwanger
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State Department official fired by Trump was reportedly investigating Pompeo for ordering a staffer to walk his dog and get his dry cleaning
According to NBC News, Steve Linick was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for allegedly …
Rosie Perper
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Marie Yovanovitch says she was 'alarmed' that Rudy Giuliani managed to funnel bogus allegations against her to the FBI while trying to get her fired
In her new memoir, Yovanovitch wrote that the core of the packet's contents was presented to congre…
Nicole Gaudiano,Sonam Sheth
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Democrats are launching an investigation into Trump's firing of the State Department's inspector general
Two top Democrats called Steve Linick's firing the president's "latest sacking of an inspector gene…
Connor Perrett
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State Department watchdog ousted to be replaced with an ally of Vice President Mike Pence
"Mr. Linick's firing amid such a probe strongly suggests that this is an unlawful act of retaliatio…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Trump claims he doesn't 'know anything' about the State Department inspector general he fired at Mike Pompeo's request
"I don't know anything about him, other than the State Department, and Mike in particular, I guess …
Eliza Relman
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Mitt Romney denounced Trump's firing of US government inspector generals as a 'threat to accountable democracy'
Trump has sacked four officials charged with investigating misconduct in federal government agencie…
Tom Porter
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State Department watchdog fired by Trump was investigating Pompeo's decision to expedite an $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Steve Linick was the fourth inspector general pushed out by Trump in roughly a month, in what House…
John Haltiwanger
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Pompeo fires State Dept. watchdog critical of Trump moves
Linick, a former assistant US attorney in California and Virginia, had overseen inspector general r…
PTI
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Pompeo reportedly hosted dozens of elaborate dinners paid for by American taxpayers — and records showed only 14% of guests were diplomats or foreign officials
Only 14% of invitees were diplomats or foreign officials, while almost 25% were people in the media…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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People are ripping Pompeo for holding big dinners at taxpayer expense. That's silly. It's his job.
People are attacking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for holding dinners with donors and conservativ…
David Plotz
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Pentagon watchdog who was demoted as part of Trump's oversight purge abruptly resigns
Glenn Fine was one of several watchdogs in the Trump administration to be removed in a purge that's…
Ryan Pickrell,Sonam Sheth
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'We follow the facts wherever they lead': Inspector general who was demoted after Trump attacked her speaks out on the importance of independent oversight
Grimm is one of four inspectors general President Donald Trump has fired in recent weeks.
Sonam Sheth
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8 Trump officials made stunning revelations about how the president and Giuliani weaponized the State Department
They also show how he employed his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and top cabinet officials to ben…
Sonam Sheth
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Pompeo reportedly privately met with big Republican donors at taxpayer expense while on official State Department trips
Last year, Sen. Bob Menendez called for a special counsel investigation to see if Pompeo's frequent…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The State Department watchdog just requested an 'urgent' meeting with congressional committees
The State Department Inspector General Steve Linick invited Democratic and Republican congressional…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Mike Pompeo made at least 4 significantly misleading statements about his role in the Trump Ukraine phone call
A reporter pointed out to Pompeo that Giuliani had publicly said the State Department asked him to …