Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that “it wouldn’t be appropriate” to release a transcript of President Trump’s call with his Ukrainian counterpart that is reportedly at the center of a whistleblower’s complaint.
Pompeo said on ABC’s “This Week” that the Trump administration only publishes transcripts in unique circumstances.
“Those are private conversations between world leaders and it wouldn’t be appropriate to do so except in the most extreme circumstances,” Pompeo said.
The secretary of State deferred to the White House when asked why the administration wouldn’t provide the transcript if, as the president says, there was nothing wrong about the conversation.
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Pompeo on Sunday added that he supported finding out if Biden participated in “corrupt” activities.
“I do think if Vice President Biden behaved inappropriately, if he was protecting his son and intervened with the Ukrainian leadership in a way that was corrupt, I do think we need to get to the bottom of that,” he said.
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Pompeo says "it wouldn't be appropriate" to release transcript of Trump conversation with Ukrainian president https://t.co/2vbTYjWofn pic.twitter.com/KnHwTe4raW
— The Hill (@thehill) September 22, 2019
What is fascinating about defending the WH in the age of Trump is the way it requires constant toggling back and forth between absolute certainty (nothing remotely inappropriate in call) and utter ignorance (haven't seen it, no idea what you're talking about). https://t.co/71ju6RGDj6
— Christopher Orr (@OrrChris) September 22, 2019
President Trump: "That call was a great call, it was a perfect call. A perfect call. What wasn't perfect is the horrible thing that Joe Biden said, and now he made a lie when he said he never spoke to his son. I mean, give me a break. He's already said he spoke to his son." pic.twitter.com/i4JMQMPPrD
— The Hill (@thehill) September 22, 2019
I see the GOP leadership got its talking points this morning pic.twitter.com/a0Mw9Jwi1O
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 22, 2019
This was Pat Toomey's line on @MeetThePress as well. "Uh, well, I don't know what happened, I didn't see that, I haven't heard that." To take a line from the famous Christmas move Die Hard, "Who's driving that car? Stevie Wonder?" https://t.co/ZMomHIC3oC
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 22, 2019
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