China News, May 17 (Xinhua) Comprehensive report, US President Trump fired US State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on the 15th local time. This person was appointed during the Obama administration, and his office criticized the State Council ’s management for alleged “political prejudice”.
In response to Trump's expulsion of Linik, members of the Democratic Congress of the United States launched an investigation into the personnel case on the 16th, and at the same time accused Trump of further "escalating the struggle" to crack down on those who oversee the government.
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The Democratic-led House Foreign Affairs Committee and members of the Senate fellow party issued a statement questioning the timing and motives of Trump ’s expulsion of Linik and calling it “an unprecedented dismissal”.
Democrat House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Engel (Eliot Engel) and senior senator Robert Menendez (Robert Menendez) said, "We are firmly opposed to the president ’s political motive for the expulsion of the State Council inspector general and the removal of important positions."
Engel and others have launched an investigation into this personnel case and asked the Trump administration to submit all relevant documents by the 22nd.
It has been reported that Linnick's office has investigated US Secretary of State Pompeo, including the use of public power to solve personal problems, and politically appointed officials to retaliate against professional officials. Engel said, "I understand that the Office of the Inspector General has launched an investigation into Pompeo. Being fired during the investigation is undoubtedly illegal retaliation."