Pompeo Claims He Didn’t Know About State Dept. IG’s Probe, But Reportedly Answered Investigators Questions in Writing

After U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked the president to fire State Department Inspector General (IG) Steve Linick, Pompeo claimed it was “not possible” that his recommendation was in retaliation for any of the myriad investigations Linick was reportedly conducting into the Secretary’s conduct because he was not aware of any such investigations.