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US State Secretary Mike Pompeo defended his fast-tracking of arms sales to Saudi Arabia after an internal probe found the State Department to have insufficiently assessed civilian casualties in Yemen.
The report noted some '4,221 arms transfers involving Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates' since January 2017 - all below the threshold to necessitate congressional approval.
Pompeo cleared over Saudi arms sales
An internal probe has cleared US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of wrongdoing in a disputed arms sale to Saudi Arabia, a senior State Department official said.
Trump admin 'blocked review' of Saudi arms deal
Former Inspector General Steve Linick told Congress last week that two senior officials sought to block an inquiry into a ...
Pompeo aid tried to 'bully' ex-State Department watchdog
A department official and close friend of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo put pressure on the former inspector general to halt an investigation ...
Trump planning new arms sale to Saudi Arabia
According to Democrat Bob Menendez, the Trump administration is currently trying to sell "thousands more precision-guided bombs" to Saudi Arabia.
What another fired watchdog reveals about shady US-Saudi deals
Comment: The sacking of State Department watchdog Steve Linick is the latest example of the Trump administration abusing its power to ...
Pompeo must testify over Linick's sacking: Pelosi
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has described a recent spate of sackings in the State Department as a 'reflection of the complete disregard for the truth ...
Trump's inspector general purge and the death of dissent
Comment: Destroying the credibility and effectiveness of the inspector general system means that no civil servant will feel comfortable ...
Pompeo denied firing watchdog for probing Saudi arms sales
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied committing an act of retaliation by firing an internal watchdog, who lawmakers said was probing both arms ...
Fired US watchdog 'was investigating fast-tracked Saudi arms deal'
Steve Linick was fired as the State Department's inspector general over his investigation into Pompeo's use of an emergency loophole to ...
White House hits out at 'Deep State' conspiracy
The White House hit back at fierce criticism over the firing of the State Department's top watchdog, suggesting he was a disloyal member of a ...
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