Fired watchdog was investigating Trump administration arms sales to Saudi Arabia

[Knuckle Ball]

Fired watchdog was investigating Trump administration arms sales to Saudi Arabia
"It’s troubling that Secretary Pompeo wanted Mr. Linick pushed out before this work could be completed," says House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel.​

Engel’s panel swiftly launched an investigation into Linick’s firing over the weekend alongside New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The lawmakers have demanded that the White House, the State Department, and the inspector general’s office turn over all documents related to Linick’s firing by Friday.

Trump’s decision to fire Linick immediately drew allegations from Democrats that the president was seeking to quash accountability and was continuing his purge of independent inspectors general viewed as insufficiently loyal to him.

A congressional aide said State Department officials were recently briefed about Linick’s conclusions in his investigation of the Saudi arms sales, and that Pompeo refused to sit for an interview with the inspector general’s office. State Department officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The president came under intense scrutiny last year for declaring a national emergency in order to sell weapons to the kingdom, a move intended to sidestep approval from Capitol Hill. Current law requires the executive branch to formally notify Congress of an intent to sell weapons to a foreign country, at which point the House and Senate have 30 days to vote to halt the sale.

“[What] is the legal justification for these emergencies? Because there was no emergency at the end of the day that could be justified for the arm sales, but circumventing the congressional role in the advise-and-consent of arms sales to foreign nations was clearly the result of what the secretary of state did,” Menendez said Monday on MSNBC.

https://twitter.com/chicana74/status/1262476294018658304?s=21

Trump is the most corrupt president in American history...but as long as he keeps attacking immigrants and minorities his followers will support him.

 

[Frankfooter]

The IG was investigating Pompeo so Pompeo told Trump to fire and he did.
Now Trump is saying it was totally Pompeo's idea.

Time to ditch Pompeo.

 

[bver_hunter]

Time for Impeachment #2.

 

[Knuckle Ball]

People will let you do pretty much anything if you make it okay for them to be racist.

 

[basketcase]

People will let you do pretty much anything if you make it okay for them to be racist.

Trump doesn't care about being racist, he cares about being idolized and will pander to anyone who does.

The Pompeo investigation was so minor, using aides to do personal errands.

 

[wigglee]

Corruption? What corruption??

 

[Charlemagne]

Oops! FBI accidentally reveals name of Saudi diplomat who helped 9/11 hijackers after years of ‘national security’ stonewalling
https://www.rt.com/usa/488562-saudis-911-name-classified-catastrophe/

Looks like they knew all along.