(NPR) Trump Removes State Department Inspector General

Trump Removes State Department Inspector General








Steve Linick, shown after a briefing on Capitol Hill in 2019, was fired by President Trump on Friday as the State Department's inspector general.



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Trump Removes State Department Inspector General






President Trump is removing the State Department inspector general, Steve Linick. House Democrats accused the president of trying to protect Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from investigation.