State Department official fired by Trump was reportedly investigating Pompeo for ordering a staffer to walk his dog and get his dry cleaning

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• Steve Linick, the State Department inspector general who was fired on Friday, was investigating whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a staffer walk his dog and pick up his dry cleaning, according to a report by NBC News. 
• A Democratic aide told CNN that Pompeo made a staffer run a "variety of personal errands." 
• A White House official told NBC News on Friday that Pompeo "recommended" that Linick be removed from his position.
• Two top Democrats in Congress announced on Saturday that they will investigate the circumstances of Linick's firing. 
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Steve Linick, the State Department inspector general who was fired on Friday, was reportedly investigating whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a staffer walk his dog and pick up his dry cleaning. 

Two congressional officials told NBC News on Sunday that they are working to determine whether Linick was conducting additional investigations into Pompeo's conduct. A Democratic aide told CNN that Pompeo made a staffer run a "variety of personal errands." 

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