Career State Department employees in one of the agency's critical bureaus faced harassment, mistreatment and retaliation by its top Trump appointees, according to a new inspector general report.
Career State Department employees in one of the agency's critical bureaus faced harassment, mistreatment and retaliation by its top Trump appointees, according to a new inspector general report.
In addition to the retaliation, the IG report found that Moley and Stull treated employees in a"harsh and aggressive manner," engaged in"disrespectful and hostile treatment," and created a"negative and 'vindictive' environment." Stull and Moley"frequently berated employees, raised their voices, and generally engaged in unprofessional behavior toward staff.
The State Department told the IG that he has received counseling from department leadership"on appropriate leadership and management of the bureau. Further discipline will be considered." One of the more salacious details that has been reported in the news -- that Stull kept a loyalty list -- was not confirmed by the IG, but it seems in principle she kept one. Employees say in the report that she called them or others in the office"traitors,""Obama holdovers" or"disloyal."
When the bureau's principle deputy assistant secretary, a career Foreign Service officer, raised concerns with Moley about Stull and his management, she was eventually removed by Moley -- which the IG report says was a retaliatory move that broke department policy.
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