employees are lawyering up, claiming they were targeted for political reasons due to their previous work under the obama administratio administration. cnn global affairs correspondent has this exclusive story for us. well, top democratic lawmakers are now calling on the state department s watchdog to take an immediate review of personnel practices there after a growing number of employees told cnn they are being politically targeted and put in career purgatory for their work under the last administration. ranks members of the house foreign affairs committee and committee on oversight and government reform sent a letter the state department s inspector general on friday citing cnn s report on the issue. civ several officials tell cnn they have retained attorneys after trying to raise concerns about being assigned to freedom of
cnn s global affairs correspondent elise labott have the following report. reporter: state department employees have unusual practices of the department after a cnn report saying a growing number of employees believe they are being politically targeted and put in career purgatory for their work under the last administration. representatives elliott angle and elijah cummings, and committee on oversight and government reform sent a letter to the state department s inspector general on friday citing cnn s report on the issue. several officials tell cnn they have retained attorneys after repeatedly trying unsuccessfully to raise concerns about being assigned to freedom of information act requests. now that congressman letter cites, quote, credible allegations that the state
federer beat marin cilic in the first set 6-2. but sillic won a tiebreaker to take the second set. federer has won just the third set 6-3. just won. the pair faced off in the finals at wimbledon. now to a cnn exclusive. some employees at the u.s. state department say they re being punished for their previous work with the obama administration. many are in jobs that the trump administration wants to shut down and now some employees say they ve hired attorneys. elise labott looks into it. reporter: top democratic lawmakers are now calling on the state department s watchdog to take what they call an immediate review of personnel practices there, after a growing number of employees told cnn they are being politically targeted, and put in career purgatory for their work under the last administration. representatives eliot engel and elijah cummings, ranking
rampant corruption from vladimir putin on down. he s also calling for a boycott of the election. some employees at the u.s. state department say they re being punished for their previous work with the obama administration. many are in jobs the trump administration wants to shut down, now some employees say they have hired attorneys. elise labott has more. reporter: top democratic lawmakers are now calling on the state department s watchdog to take what they call an immediate review of personnel practices there, after a growing number of employees told cnn they are being politically targeted, and put in career purgatory for their work under the last administration. representatives elliott angle and ee lidge gentleman cummings, ranking members of the house foreign affairs committee and committee on oversight and government reform sent a letter to the state department s inspector general citing cnn s report on the issue. now several officials tell cnn
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