Pompeo says he should have fired inspector general 'some time ago' but refuses to explain why

Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended his push to have his department's inspector general fired, saying ''he should have done it some time ago,'' but refused to explain his reasoning for recommending President Donald Trump remove Steve Linick from his job. "The President has the unilateral right to choose who he wants to be his inspector general at every agency in the federal government," Pompeo said in remarks to reporters Wednesday at the State Department. "They...