WASHINGTON - The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee threatened on Tuesday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information about Iran policy and President Donald Trump’s ordering the strike that killed an Iranian military commander.
“If Secretary Pompeo is not going to cooperate with the committee, then we will consider very strongly taking other action in the future, including subpoenas,” Democratic Representative Eliot Engel said in remarks opening a hearing where Pompeo had been invited to testify, but did not appear. The Democratic-led committee said last week it had called Pompeo to testify, as members of Congress pushed Trump’s administration for more information about the killing this month of top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani.Criticism of the administration has grown as officials have offered shifting justifications for the strike. Trump fueled controversy by saying on Twitter that “it doesn’t really matter” whether Soleimani posed an imminent threat.
Lock his ass up
IT WAS ILLEGAL AND HE KNOWS IT!!
Traitor
But he can go on Fox countless times as his story 'develops'
Threats mean nothing...actions count
In case they haven't heard, subpoenas are worthless in the age of trump. He broke America by ignoring the laws that she is governed by. Without laws we are nothing. RIP USA 1776-2019 killed by the world's worst terrorist realdonaldtrump potus gop FakePresident LockHimUp
What info did Obama provide on Bin Laden?
Is issuing a subpoena a threat? They ignore them.
And he will ignore it like all of the other subpoenas Trumps ilk.
_ Karma is a b**ch...!!!?
SecPompeo roots for democracy only in some foreign countries? Back home pompeo does not heed even to US Congress...
And when he ignores the subpoena?
We want to turn Iran into a country like Norway From the sayings of the philosopher Pompeo
Let the kids in the house keep chasing their tails. 🤣
Overdue for inherent contempt
You can’t trust Congress which is why you can’t tell Congress anything. My guess, the impeachment is not going where the Dems want so its time to look for something else and frankly I’m tired of the wasted tax dollars.
Do it so it's done and dusted. Subpoena that arsehole!!
Unless they are prepared to enforce it, why even bother?
They know damn well, because their four members, part of 'THE GANG OF EIGHT!' have said little since their high level briefing by the DOD, INTEL, & DOS.
Don’t talk about it be about it
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