Sen. Reed Issues Statement on Removal of State Department IG Linick
May 16, 2020
May 16, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement After the White House abruptly ousted another high profile independent government watchdog, announcing the removal of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick:
"President Trump seems to howl every time an independent watchdog investigates or exposes wrongdoing and failures by his Administration. But it is the American people who get hurt when the guardrails of our democracy are damaged l . . .
"President Trump seems to howl every time an independent watchdog investigates or exposes wrongdoing and failures by his Administration. But it is the American people who get hurt when the guardrails of our democracy are damaged l . . .