For U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the high-flying life of public office with perks is coming to an end this week. But congressional overseers plan to continue investigations into America’s top diplomat’s use of taxpayer funds even after he hits the exit.
Throughout his term, Pompeo and his wife, Susan, have raised eyebrows with their prodigious use of government resources for personal and political gain, including frequent flights to Kansas, where he was mulling a run for office; quiet meetings with deep-pocketed Republican donors during official government travel; and access to a home at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, reserved for military officers.
