Secretary Pompeo responds to intel committee (Fights back)

SOS ^

[janetjanet998]

I’m concerned with aspects of the Committee’s request that can be understood only as an attempt to intimidate, bully, & treat improperly the distinguished professionals of the Department of State, including several career FSOs.

Let me be clear: I will not tolerate such tactics, and I will use all means at my disposal to prevent and expose any attempts to intimidate the dedicated professionals whom I am proud to lead and serve alongside at the Department of State.

[Avalon Memories]

Congressional committees have no real power and have become accustomed to overreach over most of the last 100 years or so. Congress is a legislative body only, not a judicial or law enforcement one, but they throw around “investigations” and subpoenas like confetti. It’s all BS. If you read the Constitution carefully, you’ll see they don’t really even have an oversight role over the Executive.

[grey_whiskers]

IF this is true...

No doubt Hold On Now would have the proper connections; perhaps ask Sen. Ted Cruz (or someone in the Admin can go to to Jay Sekulow, or Glenn Reynolds, or the Supreme Court, or check history of deliberations & such during prior impeachments?)

[janetjanet998]

John Roberts @johnrobertsFox · 1h I'm wondering if anyone reads anything anymore. In his letter to Rep. Engel, @SecPompeo does not "shut down" depositions of 5 current and former State Department officials. He criticizes the process as flawed and the timeline too tight to meet the proposed schedule. John Roberts @johnrobertsFox · 1h

He also states that the depositions - as requested - are voluntary and that staffers are not compelled to appear. The only 'red line' he imposes is that the staffers must be accompanied to any deposition by an Executive Branch attorney. But he doesn't "shut it down"

[rolling_stone]

it was sent to committee on foreign affairs not intel...

[gogeo]

He may be fighting back but Twitter is hammering him for obsturction and conspiracy.

Oh no...not Twitter!

[janetjanet998]

it was sent to committee on foreign affairs not intel...

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Yes my mistake..I just assumed intel..I forgot about the other 5 witch hunt committees.

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meanwhile

Alex Moe
@AlexNBCNews
Republicans do not expect Ambassador Yovanovitch to appear for the joint deposition before the House Intel, Foreign Affairs + Oversight Cmtes Thursday given Secretary Pompeo’s letter to Foreign Affairs Chair Engel today, according to 2 GOP sources

[janetjanet998]

Manu Raju
@mkraju
Three Dem chairs respond to Pompeo: “Any effort to intimidate witnesses or prevent them from talking with Congress—including State Department employees—is illegal and will constitute evidence of obstruction of the impeachment inquiry.”

[Truth29]

The Democrats so want to turn the US into a banana republic, in a banana republic, troublesome Democrat committee chairmen would start disappearing off of sidewalks.

[Mariner]

“Sounds like Trump picked the right guy.”

Maybe, maybe not.

Pompeo is Deep State through and through.

He MAY have detailed the CIA Whistle Blower to the White House under his CIA stint.

[M. Thatcher]

if the House impeaches our President and the Senate fails to convict, then his first term is basically nullified. Thus he can run for 2 more terms per the constitution.

Oh come on. Clinton was impeached but not convicted. Did that fantasy nullification scenario happen? No.

[myerson]

It’s time for Trump to use that “Big Presidential Stick” he carries around. It is way past time for “Speaking Softly”.

[Doctor Freeze]

Need all hands on deck to fight this full-blown coup attempt. The Dems know they can’t beat Trump at the ballot box. They also must suspect RBG will not make it much longer on the bench (you know they are getting daily health reports), thus the flurry of activity from the Dems, the Swamp, and the lame stream media partners in crime.

[1Old Pro]

The Dems and the media have stepped up their war, the GOP and the administration need to start supporting the President and fighting back, HARD.

[Responsibility2nd]

Kick Ass Letter.

I like it.

[Swanks]

The DC Swamp is like the mafia. The R's are like the minor league team, over in NJ. While the Dems make up the major leagues, like the 5 families over in NY. We are asking the mafia B team in NJ, to go to war against the Dem Party A team.

Why would they do that; they'll simply get their azz's kicked AND, they still have their own criminal enterprise (albeit smaller) to protect. Why...they won't help and actually hope in, Trump's downfall...

[for-q-clinton]

This is wheels off.

It’s like bizarro world. Each side chooses their own facts and runs with it. I honestly don’t see how the left sees what they do, but they don’t see what we see either.

This is not good when media is lying and only telling half the story.

It will lead to civil war if we aren’t careful.

[jeffc]

...distinguished professionals of the Department of State...

Wait. The what?

[janetjanet998]

Nicholas Fandos
@npfandos
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Confirmed, per a House official: A deposition with Marie L. Yovanovitch, the former American ambassador to Ukraine, has been moved to Oct. 11.

And a deposition scheduled for Thursday with Kurt D. Volker, the former United States special envoy to Ukraine, is on as of now

[blondiegoodbadugly]

Thanks for posting.

[ifinnegan]

“How long before we get the “Pompeo Defies Congress, Obstructs Inquiry” stories from the MSM?”

They’re already calling for him to be jailed.