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Pompeo says he asked Trump to fire inspector general because he was 'undermining' the State Department
By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler & Nicole Gaouette
Trump has pushed out 5 inspectors general since April. Here's who they are
By Bill McCarthy
Saudi arms sale was a second area of investigation for fired State Department watchdog
By Josh Lederman, Andrea Mitchell & Haley Talbot
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Fired watchdog was investigating arms sales to Saudi Arabia
By Andrew Desiderio
Fired State Department watchdog was probing whether Pompeo made staffer walk his dog, pick up laundry
By Josh Lederman & Andrea Mitchell
State Department Inspector General Steve Linick fired, top Democrats launch investigation
By Hannah Knowles
Pompeo Declined Interview Request From Inspector General About Saudi Arms Sales (Published 2020)
By Edward Wong & David E. Sanger
Mike Pompeo recommended Trump firing of State Department inspector general, White House says
By Spencer Kimball
While Obama calls out 'so-called grown-ups,' Trump administration takes a victory lap
By Maeve Reston
Pompeo refused to cooperate with watchdog probe into $8B arms sale to Saudi Arabia, source says
By Zachary Cohen
State Department inspector general becomes the latest watchdog fired by Trump
By Zachary Cohen, Manu Raju & Jennifer Hansler
Who Trump has removed from the inspector general role
By Veronica Stracqualursi
Watchdog's dismissal puts Pompeo on the hot seat
By Nahal Toosi
Trump ousts State Department watchdog - POLITICO
By Meridith McGraw & Nahal Toosi