Last night, US President Donald Trump fired a State Department inspector who opened an investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, prompting criticism from members of Congress.
An aide to congressman - who requested anonymity - explained that Inspector Steve Linnick was investigating complaints that Pompeo had exploited a person appointed to political power to carry out personal tasks for him and his wife.
Pompeo makes many trips in the world to the government plane with his wife Susan Pompeo, which is frustrating because she does not have any political role.
Reprisal
The Democratic Representative considered Elliot Engel that Trump's decision might be "a retaliatory act," especially at the height of this kind of investigation, noting that he knew that Linnik had launched an investigation into Pompeo.
Engel did not provide details about the Pompeo investigation, but Lennec's office had previously issued several reports critical of the administration's handling of personnel, including accusing some of Trump's appointments of retaliation against professional officials.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Linnec was punished for having done his duty fairly to protect the constitution and national security.
She added that the president must stop his reprisal against government officials who work to preserve the safety of Americans, especially during this period of the global emergency.
Obama appointed him,
and former US President Barack Obama appointed Linnick long ago in 2013 to oversee the budget of US $ 70 billion diplomacy.
A State Department spokesman said that Stephen Accard was appointed a new inspector general of the ministry in place of Linnick, and Accord was a former assistant to Vice President Mike Pence.
Since last year, he has been managing foreign missions at the State Department, which is concerned with relations with diplomats in the United States.
Trump targets the inspectors,
and Trump recently began targeting general inspectors. Last month, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community expelled Michael Atkinson, for his role in complaining of whistle-blowers that led to Trump's accountability in Congress, and then ended the service of Glenn Fine, the Inspector General's Inspector General in the Ministry of Defense, a move that stripped Vine from his position as Chairman of the Accountability Committee on Response to Epidemics. .
During a recent briefing by the White House on the Coruna epidemic, Trump questioned the independence of the Inspector General of the Ministry of Health and Human Services over a report that said there was a lack of supplies and testing in hospitals.