国际英语资讯:Democratic lawmakers probe into Trumps firing of State Department watchdog
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="Inspector">Inspector</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Linick">Linick</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="Eliot">Eliot</span> <span word="Engel">Engel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Menendez">Menendez</span>, <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="May">May</span> 22.</p><p>"<span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Engel">Engel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ranking">Ranking</span> <span word="Member">Member</span> <span word="Menendez">Menendez</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Linick">Linick</span>, <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Akard">Akard</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="OIG">OIG</span> (<span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Inspector">Inspector</span> <span word="General">General</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="IG">IG</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="pending">pending</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Linick">Linick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="firing">firing</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Linick">Linick</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="then">then</span>-<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Nancy">Nancy</span> <span word="Pelosi">Pelosi</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> "<span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>" <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="fullest">fullest</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Linick">Linick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> "<span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="qualifications">qualifications</span>."</p>
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