Pompeo aide set to testify on ouster of agency watchdog
A top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will testify before House lawmakers next week about the ousting of the State Department’s inspector general, a top Democrat announced Monday.
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Under Secretary for Management Brian Bulatao will appear before lawmakers on July 2.
Bulatao has emerged as a key figure in the ousting of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, who was fired last month by President Trump at the request of Pompeo.
“The American people deserve to know the truth about why the President sacked one of our government’s independent watchdogs,” Engel said in a statement.
Pompeo has defended the firing by saying Linick was a “bad actor” who undermined the mission of the State Department. The secretary has added that Linick refused to take his direction on investigations.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/503920-pompeo-aide-set-to-testify-on-ouster-of-agency-watchdog
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