Pompeo says impeachment depositions 'not feasible'
Taking a defiant stance in the impeachment inquiry, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Tuesday declared that House Democrats were trying to “intimidate, bully and treat improperly” five current and former career officials in seeking information in the Ukraine investigation.
The muscular response from Pompeo came one day after it was disclosed that he was among those listening in on Trump’s July phone call with Ukraine’s president that helped trigger the impeachment inquiry. The pushback signals a stiffening in the confrontation between the executive and legislative branches over impeachment, and could both slow the probe and expose Trump to charges that he is obstructing Congress.
In a letter to the secretary, Engel, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings fired back that “any effort to intimidate witnesses or prevent them from talking with Congress” was illegal and could constitute obstruction of justice in the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
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