A State Department official declined to say why Linick was fired. But he documented alleged political retaliation within the State Department and he was tangentially involved in the impeachment battle over President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration fired the State Department's watchdog late Friday evening, ousting a career investigator who had uncovered alleged political bias at the agency.
In Friday's move, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fired the agency's inspector general, Steve Linick, who was appointed in 2013 during the Obama administration after serving other senior roles in the U.S. government. Akard has served in other State Department roles, including as a political officer at the U.S. embassy in Brussels. He worked as an economic adviser for Pence, when the now-vice president was Indiana's chief executive.
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