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Pompeo Accuses House Democrats of Trying to 'Bully' His Agency

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   U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused House Democrats of
   trying to intimidate the State Department by scheduling depositions
   from agency officials in connection with President Donald Trump's phone
   call with his Ukrainian counterpart.

   In a letter Tuesday in response to the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
   Pompeo accused Democrats of attempting to "intimidate" and "bully"
   State Department employees and that the depositions scheduled by the
   committee are "not feasible."

   In all, three House committees have scheduled depositions over the next
   two weeks with five current and former State Department officials about
   their involvement in President Donald Trump's July 25 phone call with
   Ukraine's president. The phone call has triggered a House impeachment
   inquiry against Trump.

   Pompeo's letter was sent as the Wall Street Journal reported he was
   among those who listened to the call, drawing the State Department more
   closely to the impeachment inquiry.

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