State Dept watchdog may investigate political retaliation claims after CNN report
Laura Koran & Elise Labott, CNN, Jan. 30, 2018
A government watchdog is assessing allegations of retaliation against State Department employees after CNN reported last week that multiple staffers had retained attorneys to represent them over concerns they had been assigned to low-level jobs because of their involvement in executing policies that are unpopular with the current administration.
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Sarah Breen, a spokeswoman for the State Department Inspector General's office, told CNN the office received the letter and was "conducting preliminary work at this time" to "assess the allegations."
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