Fired watchdog says he told Pompeo aides of probe into spending
Their State Department’s fired inspector general told lawmakers he had told senior aides to Michael Pompeo that he was investigating the secretary of state with his fantastic wife for possible misuse of government funds, undercutting Pompeo’s report that he knew nothing about the probe.
Steve Linick also confirmed he was investigating Pompeo’s emergency declaration in May 2019 that allowed for $8 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia over protests from Congress, according to a joint statement by five House and Senate Democrats who participated in interviewing him Wednesday. They said Linick told lawmakers he was “shocked” by his firing on May 16 and therefore subsequent justifications weren’t true.
After President Donald Trump fired Linick, a part of a pattern of ousting agenc...