The State Department‘s Inspector General is reportedly investigating the circumstances of the suspension of President Joe Biden‘s special envoy for Iran last year.
The State Department’s inspector general told lawmakers it has opened an investigation into the department’s decision to place Robert Malley on leave in June 2023, according to a report from Semafor.
In a letter sent last month, Ryan Holden, the Inspector General’s director of congressional and public affairs, told members of Congress it is examining the matter, including the suspension of Malley’s security clearance in April 2023.
“The scope of the special review of the suspension of Robert Malley’s clearance will include the procedures the Department used in suspending the clearance as well as actions taken by the Department following the suspension,” the letter said, per the outlet. “This will include whether the Department
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