Pompeo: ‘Patently False’ that Terminating of the IG Linick Was Retaliation for Some Investigation

POMPEO I m happy ░░░░░░░░ m happy to take ░░░░░░░░ more reporter So you ░░░░░░░░ said Sir that Mr ░░░░░░░░ was undermining the department ░░░░░░░░ mission What exactly does ░░░░░░░░ mean Can you give ░░░░░░░░ examples You know even ░░░░░░░░ president doesn t know ░░░░░░░░ that means He says ░░░░░░░░ he didn t really ░░░░░░░░ the guy before you ░░░░░░░░ mentioned it So what ░░░░░░░░ has Mr Linick done ░░░░░░░░ Yeah unlike others I ░░░░░░░░ t talk about personnel ░░░░░░░░ I don t leak ░░░░░░░░ you all And yeah ░░░░░░░░ just I ll just ░░░░░░░░ that I can t ░░░░░░░░ I can t give ░░░░░░░░ specificity We ll share ░░░░░░░░ the appropriate people the ░░░░░░░░ but no there should ░░░░░░░░ no mistake crosstalk reporter ░░░░░░░░ it a secret as ░░░░░░░░ why he was fired ░░░░░░░░ May I answer the ░░░░░░░░ if you will I ░░░░░░░░ the question Let s ░░░░░░░░ clear There are claims ░░░░░░░░ this was for retaliation ░░░░░░░░ some investigation that the ░░░░░░░░ general s office here ░░░░░░░░ engaged in It s ░░░░░░░░ false I have no ░░░░░░░░ of what investigations were ░░░░░░░░ place inside the inspector ░░░░░░░░ s office Couldn t ░░░░░░░░ have retaliated for all ░░░░░░░░ things I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ various stories that someone ░░░░░░░░ walking my dog to ░░░░░░░░ arms to my dry ░░░░░░░░ I mean it s ░░░░░░░░ just crazy it s ░░░░░░░░ crazy stuff So I ░░░░░░░░ t have I didn ░░░░░░░░ have access to that ░░░░░░░░ so I couldn t ░░░░░░░░ have retaliated It would ░░░░░░░░ been impossible There s ░░░░░░░░ exception I was asked ░░░░░░░░ series of questions in ░░░░░░░░ I responded to those ░░░░░░░░ with respect to a ░░░░░░░░ investigation That was some ░░░░░░░░ earlier this year as ░░░░░░░░ I can recall Responding ░░░░░░░░ those questions I don ░░░░░░░░ know the scope I ░░░░░░░░ t know the nature ░░░░░░░░ that investigation other then ░░░░░░░░ I would have seen ░░░░░░░░ the nature of the ░░░░░░░░ that I was presented ░░░░░░░░ did what was right ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ investigation is continuing I ░░░░░░░░ t know if that ░░░░░░░░ has been closed out ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ of that Again it ░░░░░░░░ not possible there have ░░░░░░░░ retaliation.”