House Democratic Foreign Affairs Committee Chair has let it be known that the IG was looking into a possible illegal Trump admin arms sale to Saudi Arabia….
Early reports claimed that IG Steve Linick was just looking at Syaye Dept Sec Pompeo having government paid staff do personal chores for him…
Trump has fired a number of Inspector General’s who have tried to do probes, or actions that might point to problems for the Trump admin…
The State Department inspector general who was fired by President Donald Trump late Friday night was investigating the president’s effort to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia without congressional approval, according to the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The revelation adds another layer to Trump’s decision to sack Steve Linick, who was also looking into claims that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife improperly directed political appointees to run personal errands for him, including walking his dog and picking up his dry cleaning.
“[Linick’s] office was investigating — at my request — Trump’s phony declaration of an emergency so he could send weapons to Saudi Arabia,” Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said in a statement to POLITICO. “We don’t have the full picture yet, but it’s troubling that Secretary Pompeo wanted Mr. Linick pushed out before this work could be completed.”
Engel’s panel swiftly launched an investigation into Linick’s firing over the weekend alongside New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The lawmakers have demanded that the White House, the State Department, and the inspector general’s office turn over all documents related to Linick’s firing by Friday.
Trump’s decision to fire Linick immediately drew allegations from Democrats that the president was seeking to quash accountability and was continuing his purge of independent inspectors general viewed as insufficiently loyal to him.
A congressional aide said State Department officials were recently briefed about Linick’s conclusions in his investigation of the Saudi arms sales, and that Pompeo refused to sit for an interview with the inspector general’s office. State Department officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment….
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If Donal Trump loses come November?
There probably gonna be a TON crazy stuff hitting the fan in the media about Trump & Co. shelling and dealing one would guess….
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says he wants a “detailed explanation “ from Trump about this firing.
Earlier today Trump said he could do it because he’s President.
Take that Chuck!
Why the uproar from the likes of Grassley?Like he’s going to do anything?
Hah!
Trump knows that Grassley and the rest of the Republicans won’t do a damn thing to him.They can’t.He owns the Republican Party.
Next thing we will hear is that Susan Collins is “concerned.”