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9. House Democrats seek State Dept records on watchdog firing

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Fri May 22, 2020, 03:42 AM

May 2020

MEGAN MINEIRO
May 21, 2020

... Trump over the weekend abruptly dismissed the longtime prosecutor Steve Linick, installed in the watchdog role by President Barack Obama in 2013. Democrats argue the president has undermined the ability of inspectors general to expose corruption and protect taxpayer dollars.

The House is now investigating reports that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fired Linick — who was responsible for flagging waste, fraud and abuse of the State Department’s $70 billion budget — because he was investigating Pompeo hosting elaborate dinners on the taxpayers’ dime and using agency staff to carry out personal tasks.

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., has also revealed Linick was overseeing a probe into the administration’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia ...

https://www.courthousenews.com/house-democrats-seek-state-dept-records-on-watchdog-firing/

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Pushed officials to justify $8B Saudi arms sale struggle4progress May 2020 #2

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They do whatever they want, then thumb their noses. dem4decades May 2020 #4

Hosted taxpayer-funded 'Madison Dinners' with Republicans, Fox hosts struggle4progress May 2020 #5

Never fear! Dirty Billy's Dirt Services (formerly, DoJ) will leap to the rescue! Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #6

House chair threatens subpoenas if Pompeo doesn't provide Biden docs he gave Senate GOP struggle4progress May 2020 #7

Former ethics chief Walter Schaub is really ticked about the new acting IG taking over... Grasswire2 May 2020 #8

House Democrats seek State Dept records on watchdog firing struggle4progress May 2020 #9

The Hypocrisy of Mike Pompeo struggle4progress May 2020 #10

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Tell me again why in the hell these people can't be put in jail? BComplex May 2020 #12

He's a Republican. They don't care. DFW May 2020 #13

Akard will "oversee" his boss Pompeo? No, no conflict of interest at all there ... muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #14

HAHAHAHAH i AM FROM KANSAS. WHHOOO demtenjeep May 2020 #15

Excellent article from Vanity Fair. liberalla May 2020 #16

Poopeo's gonna have a lot of 'splainin' to do when the grownups are in charge again. lagomorph777 May 2020 #17