Secretary Pompeo Disputes Claim He Was Asked to Issue Statement Supporting Ukraine Ambassador

During a news conference in Leipzig, Germany, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo disputes an assertion by former Ambassador Michael McKinley in sworn testimony that he was asked three times to issue a statement in support of then-Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. He says he hasn't had a chance to review the full transcript released by the House Intelligence Committee, but he insists that the ambassador wasn't very involved in Ukraine policy and didn't raise the issue with him earlier this year. close