Pompeo Confirms He Listened to Trump's Call to Ukraine President

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: New York Times



ROME -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed on Wednesday that he had listened in on President Trump's telephone conversation with the president of Ukraine -- a call that has become the subject of a whistle-blower's complaint and is at the heart of an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats.

"I was on the phone call," Mr. Pompeo said at a news conference in Rome -- the first time he has addressed the topic publicly since reports surfaced that he had heard the exchange. He did not elaborate on what was discussed, but he said that United States policy had been "about helping Ukrainians get graft out and corruption out."

In the July 25 call, Mr. Trump pressed President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to investigate the activities in Ukraine of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and his son Hunter. Critics say that Mr. Trump suggested, if not explicitly, that American aid was contingent on Ukraine's conducting the investigation and that Mr. Trump risked national security and abused his office for political gain.

On Tuesday, Mr. Pompeo released a letter that excoriated House Democrats for demanding quick depositions of State Department officials involved in policy toward Ukraine, calling it an "act of intimidation" that did not allow his officials sufficient time to respond.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/world/europe/pompeo-trump-italy.html

[onetexan]

1. 2 questions: What did he know & when did he know it? Both now answered.

[Iliyah]

2. Donald Rumsfeld once said . . . .

"There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are know unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't known. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't known."

I hope I got it right - LOL

This is just one train of thought of Republicans.

[safeinOhio]

3. Struggling to

climb out of the swamp?

Barr's turn now....

[riversedge]

11. The stinking Trump water is in Barr's lungs. Too late for salvage.

[safeinOhio]

4. Just some more of New York Times

Fact news.

[abqtommy]

5. The reTHUGS have had plenty of time to screw everything up

and now Democrats are going too fast? Wow, that's a powerful statement. NOT!

[Leghorn21]

6. Video:

Secretary of State Pompeo confirms he was listening
to Trump's July 25th phone call with the president of
Ukraine: "I was on the phone call."

Link to tweet

He seems less arrogant than usual, or maybe I’m cray
Is he trying to butter up IG Linick? ewwwww

[FailureToCommunicate]

13. "...even while...all this noise is going on."

That "noise" you hear is the roar of the falls you're headed towards.

[UpInArms]

7. Lol! Don't rush me ... i'm trying to get this lie thing

So that it’s not too obvious

[BumRushDaShow]

9. He didn't have his talking points ready!

[FakeNoose]

8. His next phone call was to Charles Koch

"Hey boss, can I have my old job back? Things aren't working out too good here."

[Cousin Dupree]

10. Lock him up!

[ramen]

12. Oh, boo hoo

Need some time to get your cover stories straight, huh? Too bad.

[True Blue American]

14. The irony?

Pompous Pompeo was one of the nastiest ones questioning Hillary! Wonder what she is doing today?

[DeminPennswoods]

15. There were stenographers, too!

Trump just said it, stenographers taking down the call word-for-word.