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7. House chair threatens subpoenas if Pompeo doesn't provide Biden docs he gave Senate GOP

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Fri May 22, 2020, 02:39 AM

May 2020

BY OLIVIA BEAVERS - 05/21/20 02:45 PM EDT

The top House Democrat is threatening to issue subpoenas for documents and testimony if the State Department does not agree to turn over documents given to the Senate that relate to former Vice President Joe Biden.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) in a Thursday letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced concern about "partisan misuse" of the agency, alleging that he was helping Senate Republicans take part in a "smear campaign" against Biden. He warned that if he does not receive these documents the Senate has received for its investigation, he will take action ...

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/499007-house-chair-threatens-subpoenas-if-pompeo-doesnt-provide-biden-docs

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Pompeo scandals piling up [View all] struggle4progress May 2020 OP

Huddled with donors, while on official State Department trips struggle4progress May 2020 #1

Pushed officials to justify $8B Saudi arms sale struggle4progress May 2020 #2

Push to fire watchdog focuses attention on transparency record struggle4progress May 2020 #3

They do whatever they want, then thumb their noses. dem4decades May 2020 #4

Hosted taxpayer-funded 'Madison Dinners' with Republicans, Fox hosts struggle4progress May 2020 #5

Never fear! Dirty Billy's Dirt Services (formerly, DoJ) will leap to the rescue! Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #6

House chair threatens subpoenas if Pompeo doesn't provide Biden docs he gave Senate GOP struggle4progress May 2020 #7

Former ethics chief Walter Schaub is really ticked about the new acting IG taking over... Grasswire2 May 2020 #8

House Democrats seek State Dept records on watchdog firing struggle4progress May 2020 #9

The Hypocrisy of Mike Pompeo struggle4progress May 2020 #10

Home state newspaper calls his dinners exploitation of public trust struggle4progress May 2020 #11

Tell me again why in the hell these people can't be put in jail? BComplex May 2020 #12

He's a Republican. They don't care. DFW May 2020 #13

Akard will "oversee" his boss Pompeo? No, no conflict of interest at all there ... muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #14

HAHAHAHAH i AM FROM KANSAS. WHHOOO demtenjeep May 2020 #15

Excellent article from Vanity Fair. liberalla May 2020 #16

Poopeo's gonna have a lot of 'splainin' to do when the grownups are in charge again. lagomorph777 May 2020 #17