Jake Tapper Destroys Hypocrite GOP Senator Over IG Firings

But I really have to say, I find it hard to believe that, if President Obama had gotten rid of four inspector generals — inspectors general in six weeks, that you would have the same attitude that you seem to have right now.

JOHNSON: Jake, again, two of those inspector generals under President Obama resigned under the scrutiny of my oversight.

So, again, I’m not going to speak specifically to this case, with — quite honestly, with this inspector general, both Senator Grassley and I have had had a real problem with his responsiveness to in particularly one oversight request.

I spoke with senior officials both in the White House and the State Department. I understand their reasoning. I don’t know whether they’re going to provide a more robust rationale for why they do it. But I understand it. And I don’t disagree with it.

I don’t think anything that this administration could say is going to satisfy some people. There will still be people huffing and puffing and stomping their feet. But, again, it is the president’s decision whether or not to hire or terminate an inspector general.

TAPPER: Well, what was their reasoning?

Because all the public knows is that this acting inspector general was investigating whether or not Secretary of State Pompeo was misusing a political appointee to do personal errands for him. That’s according to Democratic aides on Capitol Hill.

And then a senior administration official has said Pompeo asked Trump to remove this inspector general investigating him, and President Trump did so.

What are they telling you that makes you feel like you understand their reasoning?