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Pompeo says he asked Trump to fire inspector general because he was 'undermining' the State Department
By Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood & Jennifer Hansler
Fired watchdog was investigating arms sales to Saudi Arabia
By Andrew Desiderio
Opinion | Trump's purge just got much more corrupt. Here's what's coming next.
By Greg Sargent
Inspector General's Firing Puts Pompeo's Use of Taxpayer Funds Under Scrutiny (Published 2020)
By Edward Wong
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President Trump Fires State Department Inspector General Steve Linick
By Michele Kelemen
Pompeo advised firing of State Department watchdog, White House official says
By Monica Alba, Alicia Victoria Lozano & Haley Talbot
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 Manu Raju, Zachary Cohen & Jennifer Hansler
Who Trump has removed from the inspector general role
By Veronica Stracqualursi
Saudi arms sale was a second area of investigation for fired State Department watchdog
By Carol E. Lee, Abigail Williams & Kristen Welker
Trump fires State Department watchdog
By Haley Talbot & Dennis Romero
Watchdog's dismissal puts Pompeo on the hot seat
By Nahal Toosi
Trump ousts State Department watchdog - POLITICO
By Meridith McGraw & Nahal Toosi
Pompeo Declined Interview Request From Inspector General About Saudi Arms Sales (Published 2020)
By David E. Sanger & Edward Wong
Trump Removes State Dept. Inspector General
By Maggie Haberman & Michael D. Shear
State Department Inspector General Steve Linick fired, top Democrats launch investigation - The Washington Post
By Hannah Knowles
Trump's stone-age views on 'women's work'
By Jill Filipovic