Top House committee chairs are demanding that President Trump reinstate the State Department watchdog he ousted at Mike Pompeo's request earlier this month
Top House committee chairs are demanding that President Donald Trump reinstate the State Department watchdog he ousted at Mike Pompeo's request earlier this month.
They're also urging Akard to resign from a separate State Department post in which he reports to Pompeo. The dual role, they say, could be used to funnel information from the inspector general's office to the officials being scrutinized, including Pompeo, and that would likely chill whistleblowers from coming forward, the Democrats write.
Linick's ouster was the latest in a string of moves by Trump to either remove or fire inspectors general he deems disloyal to his administration. Trump has attacked all of the watchdogs appointed to their posts by President Barack Obama, even though some have worked across administrations of both parties for decades.
Though just two inspectors general have been fired abruptly, Trump has also demoted the watchdog tapped by fellow inspectors general to monitor his administration's handling of the coronavirus response. He also nominated a member of the White House counsel's team to fill a newly created watchdog role for the Treasury's $500 billion economic stabilization fund created to bolster the economy amid the pandemic, a move that sparked an outcry from Democrats.
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