Fired State Department watchdog was looking into whether Pompeo made staffer walk his dog
Source: NBC
WASHINGTON — The State Department inspector general who was removed from his job Friday was looking into whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a staffer walk his dog, pick up his dry cleaning and make dinner reservations for Pompeo and his wife, among other personal errands, according to two congressional officials assigned to different committees.
The officials said they are working to learn whether former Inspector General Steve Linick may have had other ongoing investigations into Pompeo.
The officials say the staffer who was alleged to have been made to do personal tasks is a political appointee who was serving as a staff assistant. CNN reported last year that congressional Democrats were investigating a different complaint, this one from a whistleblower, alleging that Pompeo's diplomatic security agents were made to perform similar personal tasks.
The House first obtained details of the inspector general investigation late last week after learning of Linick's sudden removal. Congressional oversight officials investigating the matter, believe the firing was direct retaliation for his pursuing the investigation.
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Full headline: "Fired State Department watchdog was looking into whether Pompeo made staffer walk his dog, pick up laundry" - not from The Onion, from NBC!
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You can see why Trump canned the dude. People will put up with a lot of foreign policy nonsense, but everybody gets when your boss makes you do shit that's outside your job description. That one hits right in the nads.
