The departments Office of the Inspector General called for further investigation into the allegations against Johnson, a friend and campaign contributor to President Donald Trump. While the Office of the Inspector General said it continues to believe the State Department should further examine Johnson's alleged conduct, the State Department said it considers the matter closed. The report provides no details about the alleged comments by Johnson, which officials learned about during a periodic review of the embassy. That former employee and the other officials were not authorized to discuss the ongoing inspector general report and spoke on the condition of anonymity. He suggested that the watchdog office not include the recommendations related to the alleged remarks in its report, investigators said.