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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
Mon May 18, 2020, 01:47 AM May 2020

Inspector General's Firing Puts Pompeo's Use of Taxpayer Funds Under Scrutiny

In January, news reports cited unnamed diplomats complaining about his wife, Susan, traveling with him across the Middle East during a partial government shutdown.

In the summer, members of Congress began examining a whistle-blower complaint accusing Mr. Pompeo of asking diplomatic security agents to run errands like picking up restaurant takeout meals and retrieving the family dog, Sherman, from a groomer.

And in October, a Democratic senator called for a special counsel to investigate his use of State Department aircraft and funds for frequent visits to Kansas, where he was reported to be considering a Senate run.

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Inspector General's Firing Puts Pompeo's Use of Taxpayer Funds Under Scrutiny (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper May 2020 OP
Since they have no shame this will go nowhere. The Senate will convene their own investigation and Ford_Prefect May 2020 #1
KR! Cha May 2020 #2
Kicked!!!! secondwind May 2020 #3

Ford_Prefect

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1. Since they have no shame this will go nowhere. The Senate will convene their own investigation and
Mon May 18, 2020, 02:59 AM
May 2020

clear him or put the blame on an Obama appointee.

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