Grassley demands Trump explain firing of State Department inspector general

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the most senior Republican in the Senate, is pressing President Trump to explain why he fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick Friday without advanced notice to Congress, as is required by law.Grassley in a letter to Trump Monday warned inspectors general “should be free from partisan political interference, from either the Executive or Legislative branch.”He is asking Trump to “provide a detailed…