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Mike Pompeo Urged Firing of State Department Watchdog Said to Be Investigating Him: NYT

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Steve Linick was ousted after he had reportedly opened an investigation into Pompeo.

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President Trump’s late-night ouster of the State Department watchdog on Friday came at the behest of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo—who was reportedly under investigation by the watchdog, The New York Times reports.

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