Pompeo previously accused congressional Democrats of intimidation tactics for requesting depositions from department officials.
Three house committee chairmen responded to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's letter on Tuesday, accusing the secretary of"stonewalling" the house impeachment inquiry.
"Secretary Pompeo was reportedly on the call when the President pressed Ukraine to smear his political opponent," wrote Rep. Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform in a statement.
"We're committed to protecting witnesses from harassment and intimidation, and we expect their full compliance and that of the Department of State," they concluded. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo smiles as Italian protester and journalist Alice Martinelli hands him a block of Parmesan cheese to protest Trump’s trade war on October 1, 2019, in Rome, Italy."I'm concerned with aspects of the Committee's request that can be understood only as an attempt to intimidate, bully, & treat improperly the distinguished professionals of the Department of State, including several career FSOs," Pompeo wrote in a tweet on Tuesday.
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