Chmn @RepEliotEngel: “Last night, the Department informed my office that it was canceling key staff-level briefings this week, explicitly tying that action to the Committee’s probe into the firing of former State Department Inspector General Steve Linick." https://t.co/DOpSaVaNzo

— House Foreign Affairs Committee (@HouseForeign) August 18, 2020

In a lengthy statement just now, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel says the State Department canceled unrelated briefings about Mali/ISIS/China, “explicitly tying that action” to the committee’s investigating into the firing of State Dept IG Steve Linick. pic.twitter.com/DMr3ep9tcs

— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) August 18, 2020

NEW: Tensions boiling over between State Dept and House Foreign Affairs Committee amid House investigation into firing of State watchdog. State has now canceled Hill briefings on unrelated matters, including China and counter-terrorism issues https://t.co/QgjM9nwc3p

— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) August 18, 2020