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Mike Pompeo was on Donald Trump’s Ukraine call, officials say, as Democrats subpoena Rudy Giuliani in impeachment probe
- Secretary of state’s involvement marks first confirmation that a Cabinet official was on US president’s call with foreign leader
- Push to remove Trump gaining momentum after whistle-blower complaint that he pressed Ukraine president to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and son
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Two US officials say Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on the July 25 call between Donald Trump and Ukraine’s president that is at the centre of a whistle-blower complaint that has prompted an impeachment inquiry into the US president.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal matter.
It was the first confirmation that a Cabinet official was on the call in which Trump pressed President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate democratic rival Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s membership on the board of a Ukrainian gas company.
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It also increases the number of people known to have first-hand knowledge of a call that has sparked an impeachment inquiry by Congress.
The US State Department had no comment. House Democrats subpoenaed Pompeo for Ukraine-related documents on Friday as part of the impeachment probe.
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