According to House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel, the ousted IG had almost finished an investigation into Pompeo's decision to fast-track an $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia.
Per @jmhansler @NicoleCNN @kylieatwood: cnn.com/2020/05/18/pol…
Per @jmhansler @NicoleCNN @kylieatwood: cnn.com/2020/05/18/pol…
A congressional aide confirmed that Pompeo had refused to sit for an interview with the inspector general's office as part of that investigation.
Pompeo claimed he was not aware that Linick was investigating him at the time he recommended that the IG be removed: "I simply don't know. I'm not briefed on it. I usually see these investigations in final draft form 24 hours, 48 hours, before the IG is prepared to release them."
According to former State Department official @LaurelMillerICG, that’s impossible:
