It follows the controversial dismissal of five inspectors general within six weeks.
:"The firings of multiple inspectors general is unprecedented; doing so without good cause chills the independence essential to their purpose. It is a threat to accountable democracy and a fissure in the constitutional balance of power."In his letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi , Trump said he"no longer" had confidence in Linick, but on, Trump said he"never even heard of" Linick and that he moved to fire him because Pompeo"asked me to terminate him.
I don’t get my ethics guidance from a man who was criminally prosecuted." Menendez was indicted on allegations of bribery in 2015, but the case was later dropped by federal prosecutors and the charges dismissed by a judge in 2018."Secretary Pompeo now faces an investigation into both this improper firing and into his attempt to cover up his inappropriate and possibly illegal actions.
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