Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to sit for an interview with the State Department inspector general’s office, which has been was investigating an unorthodox $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to sit for an interview with the State Department inspector general’s office, which has been investigating an unorthodox $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a congressional official familiar with the matter said.
Mr. Pompeo last week asked President Trump to fire the inspector general, Steve Linick, and Mr. Trump did so. That action, however, has drawn criticism from both Republicans and Democrats and put a spotlight on Mr. Pompeo’s actions as...
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