Pompeo admits he was on Trump call with Ukrainian president that led to impeachment inquiry

Sec. Pompeo admits he was on the July phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy that has led to an impeachment inquiry.

on Sept. 22, days before the White House released a summary of the call that showed Trump asking about the Bidens' dealings in Ukraine.

"So, you just gave me a report about a I.C. whistleblower complaint, none of which I've seen," Pompeo said, before defending the administration's Ukraine policy. The briefing, which is expected to be delivered in a classified setting by the State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, is bipartisan and bicameral, and will include staff from House and Senate Committees, including the Intelligence, Foreign Relations, Oversight and Appropriations Committees. Congress is on recess, so the vast majority of members are not in town.

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