Democrats Launch Probe Into Trump's Firing Of State Department Inspector General
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A Democratic aide on Capitol Hill told NPR that the inspector general was investigating Pompeo's alleged misuse of a State Department political appointee who was performing personal tasks for the secretary and his wife."Such an action, transparently designed to protect Secretary Pompeo from personal accountability, would undermine the foundation of our democratic institutions and may be an illegal act of retaliation," the Engel and Menendez letter states.The letter requests that administration officials preserve all records related to the firing and turn that information over to the Democrats' committees by Friday.Asked about the removal on CBS' Face The Nation Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conceded that "the president has the right to fire any federal employee," but said the decision was "typical of the White House, announcing something that is very unsavory" late on a Friday.
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