Whistleblower complaint against Pompeo obtained by McClatchy

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https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article244328882.html

A whistleblower complaint from a State Department employee about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s conduct, made public for the first time through a lawsuit and obtained by McClatchy, reveals that eyewitnesses made repeated attempts to inform executive leadership and legal advisers about his “questionable activities.”

The whistleblower said they had additional evidence to back up their allegations against Pompeo, according to a redacted complaint to the State Department inspector general’s hotline. The complainant said concerned parties were “blocked” from reporting the activity to the department’s Office of Legal Affairs.

“I directly witnessed much of the behavior,” the whistleblower wrote. Others, the complaint states, “tried on several occasions to obtain clarifications and guidance from senior leadership in [the executive secretariat] and from the Office of Legal Advisors, but were blocked from doing so.”

Testifying before Congress last month, Linick confirmed that his office had been investigating whether Pompeo and his wife, Susan, had been conducting personal business on government time, as well as his involvement in a questionable arms sale to Saudi Arabia, before the inspector general was fired May 15.

While Linick declined to discuss details of the investigation, he acknowledged that one inquiry was examining the Pompeos’ use of a political appointee to run personal errands. He told lawmakers that he faced internal pressure from aides to the secretary to end the inquiries.

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