President Donald Trump's Friday night dismissal of the State Department inspector general provoked objections from some Republican lawmakers who said the president did not present sufficient grounds for the move.
"The firings of multiple Inspectors General is unprecedented; doing so without good cause chills the independence essential to their purpose. It is a threat to accountable democracy and a fissure in the constitutional balance of power," Romney tweeted.
Engel and Menedez cited reports that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who Linick was allegedly investigating for use of State Department staff to run personal errands for himself and his wife, had personally recommended the inspector general's removal. On Sunday, Pelosi said on CBS's News"Face the Nation" that it was"typical of the White House" to announce"something that is very unsavory" so"late on a Friday night," when less of the public was likely to hear the news.
Johnson said he is"an advocate for inspector generals," but,"in the end, they serve at the pleasure of the president, and he's got the authority to hire and terminate."
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