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State Department watchdog says Pompeo, wife violated ethics rules 1 hour ago Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laughs as he is introduced to speak at the West Side Conservative Club on March 26, 2021, in Urbandale, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP) WASHINGTON The State Department’s internal watchdog has concluded that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife violated federal ethics rules by asking staffers to run personal errands and perform non-official work such as making restaurant reservations, shopping and caring for their dog. In a report released on Friday, the department’s inspector general concluded that those requests were “inconsistent” with the regulations. But, because Pompeo is no longer a federal employee and not subject to federal disciplinary or other measures, it did not call for any action against the former secretary who left office on Jan. 20 at the end of the Trump administration.
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In a file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan Pompeo, arrive at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Senegal on February 15, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/POOL/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
Pompeo, wife made more than 100 personal requests of State Department employees, report says
WASHINGTON Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan Pompeo, repeatedly misused State Department resources and staff for personal business, violating the ethical standards of the department, according to a long-awaited inspector general’s report.
The report details more than 100 instances of misconduct that “had no apparent connection to the official business of the Department.”
Pompeo violated ethics rules by asking State Dept employees to do personal tasks: watchdog Today 04:25 am JST Today | 06:51 am JST WASHINGTON
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo violated federal ethics rules governing the use of taxpayer-funded resources when he, and his wife, asked State Department employees to carry out personal tasks more than 100 times, a government watchdog said in a report on Friday.
Pompeo, who was former President Donald Trump s last secretary of state, served until Jan 20, when Republican Trump left the office after being defeated by Democrat Joe Biden in the November election.
Pompeo is seen as among a handful of Republicans with presidential ambitions for 2024, even though the former top diplomat has not confirmed that.