Pompeo admits asking Trump to fire ousted watchdog but claims ignorance of two investigations into him by same watchdog
went to say that Pompeo admitted to asking the president to fire Linick but gave no details as to why except to say that the now-former IG was “undermining” the department’s mission.that investigators believe both of Linick’s investigations “contributed to his firing.” And both House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen.
Engel released a statement on Monday saying that the former IG was looking into the Saudi deal at his request and that the firing of Linick was “troubling.” “[Linick’s] office was investigating — at my request — Trump’s phony declaration of an emergency so he could send weapons to Saudi Arabia. We don’t have the full picture yet, but it’s troubling that Secretary Pompeo wanted Mr. Linick pushed out before this work could be completed,” Engel said.
Later on Monday, Trump played dumb when asked about the Saudi arms deal connection to this controversy and spun the question by talking about America cashing in on big military deals. “When somebody pays us a fortune for arms, we should get the deal done,” Trump said.Reporter: Saudi Arms Sales
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