Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNEWS: State Dept. Inspector General Steve Linick was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's
NEWS: State Department Inspector General Steve Linick was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeos decision to green-light billions of dollars of arms sales to Saudi Arabia against the will of Congress, two sources tell @JoshNBCNews and @mitchellreports.
Link to tweet
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 825 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (22)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
NEWS: State Dept. Inspector General Steve Linick was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's (Original Post)
demmiblue
May 2020
OP
Exactly. Now we're finally getting to the real reason why Pompeo is nervous. nt
crickets
May 2020
#7
Pompeo says in interview fired inspector general "wasn't performing a function in a way that ...
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2020
#5
Laffy Kat
(16,391 posts)1. K&R. nt
Takket
(21,655 posts)2. Oh. So this is WAY bigger than his wife sending staffers for coffee?
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)3. Kick and recommend for visibility
Roland99
(53,342 posts)4. Now THIS makes sense for a cover-up
crickets
(25,988 posts)7. Exactly. Now we're finally getting to the real reason why Pompeo is nervous. nt
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,691 posts)5. Pompeo says in interview fired inspector general "wasn't performing a function in a way that ...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says in interview fired inspector general "wasn't performing a function in a way that we had tried to get him to" and was "trying to undermine what it was that we were trying to do."
Link to tweet
LastDemocratInSC
(3,653 posts)6. In other words the IG was doing his job.