Pompeo Took Part in Trump-Zelensky Phone Call, Official Says

[trueblue2007]

Source: wALL STREET JOURNAL

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was among administration officials who listened in on the July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a senior State Department official said Monday, a disclosure that ties the State Department more closely to the House impeachment inquiry.

Mr. Pompeo’s participation on the call hasn’t been previously reported. Last week, a State Department official disputed the contention in a complaint filed under federal whistleblower laws by a Central Intelligence Agency officer that another top State Department official, counselor Ulrich Brechbuhl, listened in on the call.

House Democrats have opened an impeachment inquiry focused on Mr. Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, and lawmakers are focusing on the whistleblower complaint and a record of the call released by the administration.

Three House committees on Friday subpoenaed Mr. Pompeo for documents related to the inquiry; the secretary has until Oct. 4 to produce them. Separately, the committees plan to depose five current or former State Department officials regarding Ukraine.

Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcconnell-envisions-senate-trial-if-house-passes-articles-of-impeachment-11569865002?mod=e2tw

[Tactical Peek]

1. Why was I not informed of this . . .

. . . initially?

[ffr]

2. It's like a never-ending avalanche of news that's negative for tRump

Good.

[TryLogic]

17. Pervasive corruption. Republicans.

[comradebillyboy]

3. Fat Mike is complicit. Who could have guessed it????

[trueblue2007]

9. POM and the others in this mess ARE TRAITORS !!!!!! off with their their nasty headers

[Iliyah]

4. Rudy G was right . . .

And he is properly right about Criminal Barr.

[BigmanPigman]

6. Barr, Pompeo and Ghouliani are all in this up to their necks.

[lagomorph777]

10. So is Pence

And we have to knock him out or Putin is still controlling our Government.

[BigmanPigman]

11. Ah, Pence, he's the cherry on top of this sundae.

[dchill]

5. "... gambling going on..."

[Turbineguy]

7. Dumb ass.

OK Mike, I'll explain. When the President does something, anything, leave the room. That way you cannot be complicit in a crime.

[BlueIdaho]

8. So we've got State Department and Department of Justice colluding... so far.

The fish stinks from the head down...

[llmart]

12. Lock him up!

Along with the rest of the mob.

[appalachiablue]

13. K/R

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. They're either the stupidest or the most arrogant

Probably both, Dunning/Kruger effect.

[Nitram]

15. "Took part in" means "listened to?"

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"Participation" means listening to? I don't think so. That would mean all the whistleblowers informants "participated in" the call. That's a stretch.

[TryLogic]

16. I think they might be setting up Pompeo to take the fall just as Scooter Libby did for Cheney.

I don't think it will work.