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House Committee Announces Contempt Proceedings Against Pompeo

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Ranking Democrat in the House Foreign Affairs Committee Elliot Engel has announced that his committee will launch contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after he ignored the committee's request to investigate his conduct.

  • The issue relates to a speech delivered by Pompeo for the Republican National Convention this week while he was on an official trip to Israel.
  • There have been accusations that as Pompeo was on an official trip he should not have given a party political speech, with some claiming he may have even broken the law in doing so.

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