Fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick plans to tell a House committee his work has been apolitical
WASHINGTON—Steve Linick, ousted as State Department inspector general last month, plans to tell the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday that his work has been apolitical and has yielded “a range of outcomes dictated only by the facts.”
House Democrats have launched investigations of Mr. Linick’s firing, which they say may be linked to his office’s investigations of the actions of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Lawmakers will conduct a transcribed interview with Mr. Linick and intend to do so with additional department...
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