( Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick late on Friday, with the ousting causing heavy criticism from senior Democratic lawmakers, consisting of Legislature Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Trump stated in a letter to Pelosi that he no longer had confidence in the inspector general’s capability to serve, though he did not offer the factor for his loss of self-confidence.
” This is to encourage that I am exercising my power as President to remove from office the Inspector General of the Department of State, reliable 30 days from today,” he said.
The letter did not say who would replace Linick, who was designated to