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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Bryan Lowry and Michael Wilner

Pompeo, wife made more than 100 personal requests of State Department employees, report says

WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan Pompeo, repeatedly misused State Department resources and staff for personal business, violating the ethical standards of the department, according to a long-awaited inspector general’s report.

The report details over 100 instances of misconduct that “had no apparent connection to the official business of the Department.”

In one instance, an aide to the former secretary spent government time in 2019 preparing for a meeting with a Kansas political organization, which included one of Pompeo’s donors, the report found.

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