Dems Subpoena Pompeo In Probe Of Senate GOP Biden-Ukraine Disinfo Campaign

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: Chairman of House Intelligence Committee Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) (2nd-R) speaks as (L-R) Chairman of House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Chairwoman of House Financial Se... WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: Chairman of House Intelligence Committee Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) (2nd-R) speaks as (L-R) Chairman of House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Chairwoman of House Financial Services Committee Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Chairwoman of House Oversight and Reform Committee Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) listen during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol December 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chairman Nadler announced that the House Judiciary Committee is introducing two articles on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress for the next steps in the House impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, demanding reams of documents that the State Department has already provided to Senate Republicans who are seeking damaging information about Vice President Joe Biden.

Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have been probing long-discredited allegations that Biden abused his position to help his son avoid a Ukrainian investigation.

In so doing, the State Department under Pompeo has replied promptly to the Senate GOPers requests for documents and information.

Engel, in the subpoena, is demanding copies of the documents that Pompeo provided to the Senate, as well as “internal State Department correspondence about responding to Congress.”

In a statement, Engel accused Pompeo of turning the State Department “into an arm of the Trump campaign and he’s not even trying to disguise it.”

“After trying to stonewall virtually every oversight effort by the Foreign Affairs Committee in the last two years, Mr. Pompeo is more than happy to help Senate Republicans advance their conspiracy theories about the Bidens,” Engel said. “I want to see the full record of what the department has sent to the Senate and I want the American people to see it too.”

Democratic leadership has raised alarm bells over foreign disinformation efforts targeting Congress, claiming that the Johnson-Grassley probe has become a vehicle for Ukrainians to launder disinformation into the U.S. political system.

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) refused on Wednesday to say whether he had taken documents from a Ukrainian peddling damaging, unsubstantiated claims against the Democratic candidate.

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  1. “After trying to stonewall virtually every oversight effort by the Foreign Affairs Committee in the last two years, Mr. Pompeo is more than happy to help Senate Republicans advance their conspiracy theories about the Bidens,”

    Because Biden is a D!

    What is Trump or Putin holding over Pompeo’s head that he cannot even say Trump cannot delay the election? Even the hated MoscowMitch said no delay!

    Or has Pompeo done something so corrupt that he is now competing with Barr as to who can be the best Trump stooge?

    Or is Pompeo hoping for more rubles down the road if Trump gets re-elected?

    All of the above?

    Trumpian Minions…

  2. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Democrats are aggressively and proactively acting to thwart the Republicans grossly illegal actions in accepting foreign propaganda to influence an American election.

    Not only this, but the IC isn’t sitting back either. Peter Strzok has a book due out in September followed by John Brennan in October. And I pray the IC is also acting behind the scenes as well to save our Democracy.

  3. Good for Rep.Engel still working hard after a primary loss to a democratic socialist.

  4. Gonna have a GOP Panicdemic pretty soon, they way things are going…

  5. NEWS: The Senate has adjourned until Monday afternoon with no action on coronavirus relief.

    Federal unemployment benefits will expire tomorrow.

    — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 30, 2020

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