NEW: Before being fired, the State Dept. inspector general was investigating why a prestigious award was yanked away from a Finnish journalist who’d criticized President Trump on social media, officials tell NBC News.
Those documents included official emails showing the State Department offered Aro the award, then asked for her social media handles, then rescinded the offer while providing no reason.
The State Department didn’t respond to a request for comment. But Aro, in an email, said she was “shocked and disappointed to learn that internationally well-reputed Mr. Linick was fired in shady circumstances.” It’s unclear what Linick’s investigation may have revealed about why Aro’s award was rescinded. At the time, a State Department spokesman said she had been “incorrectly notified” that she had been placed as a finalist due to an error. Other officials told NBC News that the episode resulted from bureaucratic infighting among the State Department’s regional bureaus.
“It’s very common for us to Google these people to see — have they said anything bad about Trump or Pompeo?” the official said. Those who have may get flagged for political appointees in the department to decide whether to strike them from the invite list, said the official, who wasn’t authorized to speak to reporters and requested anonymity.
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