Friday night dump. Another one fired. An Inspector General. Again.
He will be replaced by Ambassador Stephen Akard, who previously headed the State Department’s Office of Foreign Missions.
In recent months, Trump has fired several inspectors general, particularly those who have been involved in investigating misconduct accusations against his administration, sparking fears of retaliation.
"On Friday, Politico
reported that Steve Linick, the inspector general of the State Department, has been fired.
Linick, a former official of the Justice Department, was appointed to the inspector general position by President Barack Obama in 2013. According to Politico, “he played a minor role in the House of Representatives’ impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, ferrying a trove of documents to lawmakers that had been provided to the State Department by Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer.”
On Friday, Politico reported that Steve Linick, the inspector general of the State Department, has been fired.Linick, a former official of the Justice Department, was appointed to the inspector general position by President Barack Obama in 2013. According to Politico, "he played a minor role in...
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He hurt baby Trump's feelings.
The pathetic responses to how Trump ***** this country over is worse.
From YOUR article:
"Linick, a former official of the Justice Department, was appointed to the inspector general position by President Barack Obama in 2013"
That is my response to your pointless post, nothing illegal about the firing at all.
Trumphumpers get it one way. Pointless. I know what I posted.
Your reply is pointless, you still fail to make a case over it, I merely pointed out that there is nothing illegal about it, for your information, I didn't vote for Trump.
STFU. I could care less if it was illegal or not. It's how he goes after anyone who speaks their mind. Especially when true.
Honey, you don’t get it. Obama obviously did the same thing in 2013.
And most new president’s actually replace all those positions when they come on board. At least this one tried to be non partisan by keeping so many on board, until they proved themselves incapable.
Oh, you can, of course, substantiate this? Which IG's did Obama fire when coming into office? He removed one. He substantiated this decision to Congress and was a response to a complaint from a US attorney.
Obama fires AmeriCorps’ inspector general .Compare this to Trump. Not one but, four or five? No justification beyond " I don't like them" is ever offered and they seem to be the invariable result of them endorsing or starting an investigation into his administration, something by the way that's in the job description.
Eight of the 33 inspector general posts in the federal government are vacant, and the Obama administration has been slow to fill them.
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Some 33 federal agencies are required by law to have presidentially appointed inspectors general to identify wasteful practices and general government misconduct. But, according to the
Project on Governmental Oversight, the Obama administration has left these positions open for, on average, 613 days, which is hundreds of days longer than even President Clinton, who was second with 453 days.
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So, obviously he let quite a few go, and never replaced them, as of 2015. The mainstmedia just didn’t find it newsworthy.
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The firing of Gerald Walpin as Inspector General was not an isolated incident, as the Chicago Tribun
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And there is this-
Secretary of State John Kerry says if it were up to him, the State Department would already have a permanent inspector general, a critical position that has been vacant for more than five years.
In fact, Kerry told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday that the delay is due to the White House's vetting process and that he's already provided President Obama with a potential nominee.
According to Foreign Policy, Kerry said a nominee for the inspector general position, as well as nominees for other key State Department positions, should be coming soon:
"I've talked to the White House. They're totally on board. They're trying to get it moved. So I hope that within a very short span of time, you're going to see these slots filled."
It's certainly good news that Secretary Kerry recognizes the need for a permanent inspector general at the State Department. But nominating someone to fill the vacancy won't mean anything if that person isn't an aggressive, independent-minded watchdog.
President Obama went his entire first term without nominating someone to fill the vacant position.
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Oh, and don’t forget this+-
Impartial watchdogs are useless if the government stonewalls them and ignores their findings of wrongdoing.
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