The secretary of state "recommended the move and President Trump agreed," the official said.
1 / 2WASHINGTON — Less than 24 hours after the sudden firing of a State Department watchdog critical of personnel moves within the agency, a White House official said the ousting came on the advice of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.Friday night's firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick came as he"was looking into the Secretary's misuse of a political appointee at the Department to perform personal tasks for himself and Mrs.
“... it is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as Inspectors General," Trump said in the letter."That is no longer the case with regard to this Inspector General." Grassley added that Linick filled the inspector general role after the Obama administration left it empty for several years.
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