05-16-2020, 12:03 PM
Quote:Democratic lawmakers say they are planning to look into the ouster of the State Department's inspector general on Friday, the latest federal watchdog to be removed by the Trump administration. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) blasted the decision to remove inspector general Steve Linick, asserting it was an "outrageous" attempt by President Trump to shield Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from scrutiny. "I have learned that the Office of the Inspector General had opened an investigation into Secretary Pompeo. Mr. Linick’s firing amid such a probe strongly suggests that this is an unlawful act of retaliation," Engel said in a statement. “This President believes he is above the law. As he systematically removes the official independent watchdogs from the Executive Branch, the work of the Committee on Foreign Affairs becomes that much more critical. In the days ahead, I will be looking into this matter in greater detail, and I will press the State Department for answers," he added.Democrats call for probe into State Department watchdog's ouster | TheHill
- And yet another Inspector fired to keep the Administration from scrutiny..