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Trump fired Steve Linick at recommendation of Mike Pompeo President has removed series of independent oversight officials Steve Linick leaves a briefing at the Capitol in Washington last year. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Members of three House and Senate committees will on Wednesday interview Steve Linick, the state department inspector general who was fired abruptly by […] More
D onald Trump’s disdain for the people, country and values his office is supposed to represent is unmatched in recent memory. And he has found in the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, a kindred spirit who has embraced his role as Trumpism’s number one proselytizer to the world. Pompeo doesn’t wield nearly as much power […] More
The end of one country, two systems is now clearly in sight. Though Beijing promised to respect Hong Kong’s freedoms and autonomy for a full half-century, it has chipped and then hacked away at them since the handover in 1997. Almost a year ago, the people of Hong Kong startled themselves and the world with […] More
Play Video 1:17 The US secretary of state criticises China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, while backing Australia’s push for an investigation into the origins of Covid-19. In a media address, Mike Pompeo attacks the Chinese Communist party, declaring it ‘ideologically and politically hostile to free nations’. His comments come after China slapped 80% tariffs […] More
State department inspector general Steve Linick was reportedly close to finishing his report before his dismissal on Friday The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, bypassed Congress to approve $8bn in arms for Saudi Arabia and the UAE and allegedly used officials to run personal errands. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The government watchdog who […] More
State department’s inspector general ousted after reports he opened investigation into secretary of state Mike Pompeo Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi expressed concern t the president’s treatment of Steve Linick. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA House speaker Nancy Pelosi warned on Sunday that Donald Trump might have broken the law by firing the inspector general of […] More
Latest move against independent executive branch watchdogs who have found fault with Trump administration State department inspector General Linick was given notice of his dismissal late on Friday night. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The Trump administration has fired the state department’s inspector general who is reported to have been investigating the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, […] More
In a May 6 article in Forbes with the title, “Pompeo Backtracks About Wuhan Lab: The Latest In The Controversial Coronavirus Origin Theory,” Jack Brewster provides a detailed timeline of the debate relating to the hypothesis that the novel coronavirus originated in a Wuhan laboratory. The first entry in the timeline is dated January 26 […] More
