Pompeo Says Will Testify At US Senate Impeachment Trial If 'Legally Required'
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published January 22, 2020 | 08:26 PM
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that he will be ready to testify during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump if "legally required" to do so
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd January, 2020) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that he will be ready to testify during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump if "legally required" to do so.
"If I'm legally required to testify, as I have said before, I'll be happy to do it," Pompeo told reporters during his visit to Jamaica.
The Republican majority on the first day of the impeachment trial blocked Democrats' attempts to subpoena Donald Trump's aides potentially linked to an alleged decision to use military aid as leverage to pressure Ukraine to investigate for corruption 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden.
Pompeo also said that he had not been tracking the impeachment proceedings underway in the Senate.
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