State Department inspector general Stephen Akard has resigned less than three months after President Trump fired the previous internal watchdog at Foggy Bottom
a news conference previously scheduled for Wednesday morning until later in the afternoon.
Trump’s removal of Linick came amid claims by a Democratic congressional aide that Linick had launched an investigation into whether Pompeo and his wife Susan were using State Department employees to perform personal tasks.
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