Trump fires State Dept watchdog investigating Pompeo: lawmaker
The State Department confirmed the late-night dismissal of Inspector General Steve Linick
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Washington: President Donald Trump late Friday fired a government watchdog who had opened an investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a senior Democratic lawmaker said.
The State Department confirmed the late-night dismissal of Inspector General Steve Linick, who House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Eliot Engel said had started a probe into Washington's top diplomat.