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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Aug 5, 2020, 02:49 PM Aug 2020

In another twist, State Dept.'s acting inspector general resigns amid Pompeo probes

After fewer than three months on the job, the State Department's acting inspector general has resigned in another major shake-up of the watchdog office, ABC News has confirmed.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had the previous inspector general fired in May, calling him a "bad actor" amid probes into Pompeo and other department leaders.

Stephen Akard, a longtime aide to Vice President Mike Pence, became acting IG in May after Steve Linick, a career civil servant, was fired.

Akard "has announced he is returning to the private sector after years of public service. We appreciate his dedication to the Department and to our country," a State Department spokesperson told ABC News Wednesday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/in-another-twist-state-dept-s-acting-inspector-general-resigns-amid-pompeo-probes/ar-BB17BwAN?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP

God forbid Pompousasseo be held accountable.

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