Pompeo Must Recuse Himself in Matters Related to Ukraine Probe, Democrats Say
- Impeachment probe witness said Pompeo knew of quid pro quo
- Secretary of State says he doesn’t intend to recuse himself
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Michael Pompeo should recuse himself from State Department matters related to the Ukraine scandal underpinning the House impeachment inquiry, according to Senate Democrats who argue that the probe’s witnesses directly implicated the secretary of state.
In a letter addressed to Pompeo, Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say testimony from Ambassador Gordon Sondland and Pompeo’s participation in the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s leader show that the secretary was “fully aware” of Trump’s efforts to withhold security aid to Ukraine for his own personal political purposes.