Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he will comply with a subpoena issued by House Democrats who are trying to acquire documents and communications regarding U.S. officials’ contact with Ukrainian officials, but denounced a committee chairman for the request sent to the department about making five current and former department officials available for depositions.
Pompeo sent a letter on Oct. 1 to Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in response to the request, saying that it “can be understood only as an attempt to intimidate, bully, and treat improperly the distinguished professionals of the Department of State, including several career Foreign Service Officers.”
