➡️ House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Engel: 
Inspector General Linick’s firing “is an unlawful act of retaliation.”
Per @CNN :
“A senior State Department official confirmed that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the recommendation that Linick be removed, but the official did not know the reasons why.”
“A senior State Department official confirmed that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the recommendation that Linick be removed, but the official did not know the reasons why.”
“The decision to choose Akard as his successor was done in consultation with his management team, but Pompeo ultimately made the decision, the official said.”
