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Friday night dump. Another one fired. An Inspector General. Again.
He will be replaced by Ambassador Stephen Akard, who previously headed the State Department’s Office of Foreign Missions.
In recent months, Trump has fired several inspectors general, particularly those who have been involved in investigating misconduct accusations against his administration, sparking fears of retaliation.
"On Friday, Politico reported that Steve Linick, the inspector general of the State Department, has been fired.
Linick, a former official of the Justice Department, was appointed to the inspector general position by President Barack Obama in 2013. According to Politico, “he played a minor role in the House of Representatives’ impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, ferrying a trove of documents to lawmakers that had been provided to the State Department by Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer.”
Trump fires another inspector general during latest Friday night news dump: report
On Friday, Politico reported that Steve Linick, the inspector general of the State Department, has been fired.Linick, a former official of the Justice Department, was appointed to the inspector general position by President Barack Obama in 2013. According to Politico, "he played a minor role in...www.rawstory.com
Linick had opened an investigation of Mike Pompeo. He had to go.
That has been pointed out several times now, but no one seems to say it is illegal to do that.
The Pompeo Investigation may be bogus too as so many other "investigations" have been. The media doesn't have the whole story on this, I want to see more on this than has been revealed.