State Department Inspector General Steve Linick is giving an “urgent” briefing to congressional staffers Wednesday afternoon about documents from the Office of the Legal Adviser related to Ukraine and State.
According to ABC News, the meeting will occur in a secure location on Capitol Hill.
Since Congress is still in recess, the urgency of the meeting suggests a link to the reporting surfaced recently about the State Department’s role in coordinating interactions between Rudy Giuliani and Ukrainian officials. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also admitted Wednesday morning for the first time that he was part of the July 25 call with President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The State Department has been a central player in the rapidly unfolding Ukrainian scandal, with Pompeo trying to hold back the breaking dam by insisting that he will not allow department officials to testify before a slew of House committees.
Thank goodness there are still some guardrails untainted by Trump’s massive & systematic corruption and intimidation - IG’s and WBs!
Congress must ensure their safety since the Extortionist-In-Chief has already likened them to spies that need to be executed.
Interesting…something tells me that Linick is unlikely to be staying on the job for much longer.
Wednesday afternoon is still enough in the future (@ 0800 EDT) for this to be quashed. I am not holding my breathe (yet)
Pompeo is on notice by three house committee chairs that his actions to thwart the impeachment investigation will be considered illegal obstruction. He can bluster all he wants, but shit’s gettin’ real now, and he knows it.