国际英语资讯:Trump says state department watchdog fired under Pompeos request
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 18-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Inspector">Inspector</span> <span word="General">General</span> (<span word="IG">IG</span>) <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Linick">Linick</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>.</p><p><span word="Asked">Asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oust">oust</span> <span word="Linick">Linick</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span>."</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> ... <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terminate">terminate</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terminate">terminate</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="downplayed">downplayed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staffer">staffer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="errands">errands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expedite">expedite</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="Linick">Linick</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Linick">Linick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="recommendation">recommendation</span> <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retaliate">retaliate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>," <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="briefed">briefed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="form">form</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>, 48 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IG">IG</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="them">them</span>."</p>
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