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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked President to fire State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, Monday. Pompeo he had made the request because Linick’s work was “undermining” the department’s mission. He also claimed he did not know beforehand that Linick was investigating him.AdvertisementThe president fired Linick last week. The IG was reportedly fast-tracked more than $8 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies, as well as whether Pompeo made a staffer run personal errands for him. in remarks to reporters at a restaurant industry roundtable on Monday that Pompeo asked him to fire the inspector general, adding: “I don’t know him at all. I never even heard of him.” Trump then said Pompeo should have fired Linick a long time ago, since “ and he had some difficulty.” Lawmakers from have criticized Trump for firing Linick, a career State Department official who has served as the department’s inspector general since 2013. On Saturday, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) into the firing. House Speaker said Sunday that Trump’s firing of Linick if it was intended to retaliate against one of his investigations. Trump has fired in recent months, including intelligence community watchdog Michael Atkinson. Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked President to fire State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, Monday. Pompeo he had made the request because Linick’s work was “undermining” the department’s mission. He also claimed he did not know beforehand that Linick was investigating him.AdvertisementThe president fired Linick last week. The IG was reportedly fast-tracked more than $8 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies, as well as whether Pompeo made a staffer run personal errands for him. in...

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