Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that he urged President Trump to remove the State Department inspector general because he was “undermining” the department’s mission
Few Republicans have commented on Linick’s removal. White House economic advisor Peter Navarro said Sunday on ABC’sthat he “support[s] whatever this president does in terms of his hiring and firing decisions” and that Trump “clearly has the legal authority” to fire Linick. Navarro also suggested that Linick may have been a part of the “deep state,”Chief critic
Democratic lawmakers strongly opposed Trump's removal of Linick."The President’s late-night weekend firing of the State Department inspector general has accelerated his dangerous pattern of retaliation against the patriotic public servants charged with conducting oversight on behalf of the American people,” Pelosi wrote in a
. “The President must cease his pattern of reprisal and retaliation against the public servants who are working to keep Americans safe, particularly during this time of global emergency.”
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