Democrats launch contempt proceedings against Mike Pompeo

Read full article Jake JohnsonAugust 29, 2020, 5:52 PM·3 mins read Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Getty/Alex Wong The Democrat-controlled House Foreign Affairs Committee announced Friday that it is launching contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his "alarming disregard" for the law and ongoing defiance of subpoenas for documents in two separate investigations. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement that Pompeo "seems to think the office he holds, the department he runs, the personnel he oversees, and the taxpayer dollars that pay for all of it are there for his personal and...