Government funds were spent on Susan Pompeo's trip during the government shutdown while staffers accommodating her were unpaid.
A pricey overseas trip by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s wife was partially funded by taxpayers because it was “necessary for national security,” insisted some State Department officials in a memo obtained by Politico.
Steve Linck, a previous inspector general who was investigating the same issues, was fired in May by President Donald Trump at the request of Mike Pompeo. The secretary of state insisted it was not retaliation for the probe but offered no details on exactly why the inspector general was terminated. The investigation is apparently ongoing.
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