The Jan. 6 committee is in active discussions with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his testimony behind closed doors, sources tell ABC News.
Former U.S. secretary of state Michael Pompeo speaks during a campaign event for U.S. Republican Senate candidate David McCormick, in Danville, Pa., April 20, 2022.on the U.S. Capitol is in active discussions with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his testimony behind closed doors, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
According to Cassidy Hutchinson, who was a top aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, Pompeo called Meadows on Jan. 6 to alert him that discussions were happening within the Cabinet about invoking the 25th Amendment as a vehicle to remove Trump from office. Former U.S. secretary of state Michael Pompeo speaks during a campaign event for U.S. Republican Senate candidate David McCormick, in Danville, Pa., April 20, 2022."And from what I understand, it was more of a -- this is what I'm hearing, I want you to be aware of it, but I also think it's worth putting on your radar because you are the chief of staff," Hutchinson recalled Pompeo telling Meadows in her testimony before the Jan. 6 committee.
In his book "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show," ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl wrote that Pompeo and then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment. Pompeo has denied that conversation occurred.
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