WASHINGTON—The former State Department internal watchdog fired by President Trump told lawmakers that a senior department official discouraged him from probing U.S. arms sales to a pair of Gulf states before his ouster last month. In June 3 testimony to three House and Senate committees, former Inspector General Steve Linick said Under Secretary of State for Management Brian Bulatao told him his office “shouldn’t be doing the work because it was a policy matter not within the IG’s jurisdiction.”...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 10, 2020 13:51 UTC