Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rebuked House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel of New York in a lengthy letter following subpoenas issued as part of the Democratic probe into the firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick
In the letter dated Friday and released by the State Department on Tuesday, Pompeo said the State Department has instructed the subpoenaed officials"not to appear for the noticed depositions, until a mutually acceptable accommodation can be reached.
Porter, actually have responsibility for the approval of resources and can speak authoritatively on such matters.""In addition, we offered to further discuss the appropriate manner in which Ms. Porter could potentially address any outstanding questions that remained," he wrote."It is also important to note that Ms. Porter has no involvement in or knowledge about the Secretary's decision to remove Mr. Linick as State Department Inspector General.
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