The State Department watchdog whom President Trump fired last Friday had been looking into whether Secretary Mike Pompeo had ordered a staffer to perform personal errands including walking his dog, making dinner reservations and grabbing dry cleaning, a source familiar with the investigation told Fox News on Sunday. The State Department did not respond to a request for comment. A State Department official told Fox News on Saturday that Pompeo had recommended that Trump fire Linick. "I have learned that the Office of the Inspector General had opened an investigation into Secretary Pompeo. The employee whom Pompeo allegedly tasked to run his errands was a political appointee serving as a staff assistant, NBC News reported.

Source: Fox News May 18, 2020 01:18 UTC