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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 over 100 instances of misconduct that “had no apparent connection to the official business of the Department.”
State Department watchdog: Pompeo repeatedly violated ethics rules
According an inspector general s probe, Mike Pompeo ignored the State Department s ethics rules. There s plenty for him to be embarrassed about.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference at the State Department on March 25, 2020.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP - Getty Images file
April 19, 2021, 12:40 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
During his controversial tenure in the Trump administration, then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced so many ethics controversies, it s been difficult to keep up with each of them. The Kansas Republican s ethics messes were so severe that last May late on a Friday night Donald Trump fired the State Department s inspector general at Pompeo s behest.
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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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