CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose links to a company owned by the Chinese government during his 2017 confirmation.The CIA defended Pompeo's omission saying, "He would have no reason to know details on the layers of companies" that worked with a business he ran in Kansas.But in 2010, Pompeo expressly described the Chinese company as a supplier to his own firm. Pompeo, who is set to attend a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday in hopes of filling the vacant Secretary of State role, left out his connection to a Chinese company during last year's confirmation to become head of the CIA.According to documents obtained by McClatchy, a Kansas business run by Pompeo imported oilfield equipment from a Chinese government-owned company.But on his 2017 nominee questionnaire, Pompeo was asked if, in the last decade, he had been "involved in any financial or business transactions with, a foreign government or any entity controlled by a foreign government." In response Pompeo … [Read more...] about CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose business link to China in 2017 confirmation
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Pompeo, Trump’s pick for top diplomat, faces confirmation hearing as global crises mount
WASHINGTON — Mike Pompeo faces his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to become secretary of state as the Trump administration grapples with a mounting series of international crises and challenges, including probable U.S. air raids in Syria, a likely withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and a possible summit with North Korea.If confirmed, the CIA director and Republican former member of Congress will take over a State Department that has been badly depleted by senior staff departures and a shrinking budget under President Donald Trump.Pompeo’s confirmation isn’t assured. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has a one-vote Republican majority — and one Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, already has announced his opposition.If Pompeo does not gain any Democrats’ votes, the committee likely will pass his nomination “without recommendation” to the full Senate for a vote. That would prove embarrassing but not necessarily fatal since … [Read more...] about Pompeo, Trump’s pick for top diplomat, faces confirmation hearing as global crises mount
Mike Pompeo, Trump’s pick for top diplomat, to face Senate confirmation hearing as international crises mount
Mike Pompeo faces his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to become secretary of State as the Trump administration grapples with a mounting series of international crises and challenges, including probable U.S. air raids in Syria, a likely withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, and a possible summit with North Korea.If confirmed, the CIA director and Republican former member of Congress will take over a State Department that has been badly depleted by senior staff departures and a shrinking budget under President Trump.Pompeo’s confirmation isn’t assured. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has a one-vote Republican majority — and one Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, already has announced his opposition.If Pompeo does not gain any Democrats’ votes, the committee likely will pass his nomination “without recommendation” to the full Senate for a vote. That would prove embarrassing but not necessarily fatal since Pompeo has allies in … [Read more...] about Mike Pompeo, Trump’s pick for top diplomat, to face Senate confirmation hearing as international crises mount
FBI general counsel says in letter that Mueller asked him to testify in Russia probe
It couldn't be determined Tuesday night whether Boente has testified before Mueller's team, or what Mueller wanted to asked him about. But a separate letter sent to Boente by the FBI's counterintelligence division, dated Jan. 17 and also obtained by "The Rachel Maddow Show," certifies that handwritten notes that Boente took about a conversation with former FBI Director James Comey on March 30, 2017, aren't classified. Comey, Boente, the Justice Department and the FBI all declined to comment, according to "The Rachel Maddow Show." Trump fired Comey in May 2017, citing inaccurate testimony that Comey made before Congress about the FBI's investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server when she was secretary of state. Trump told NBC News at the time that the Russia investigation played no role in his decision to dismiss Comey, who at the time was in charge of the inquiry. Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that he … [Read more...] about FBI general counsel says in letter that Mueller asked him to testify in Russia probe
Judicial Appointments: Are Centre’s Claims On Lack Of Seniority Of Justice KM Joseph And Justice Surya Kant Valid?
The Centre has reportedly blocked the recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium to appoint Uttarakhand high court chief justice K.M.Joseph as a Judge of the Supreme Court and Justice Surya Kant of Punjab and Haryana high court as Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh high court. Although there is no official confirmation of that report and the Centre has not returned the recommendation to the Collegium yet for its reconsideration, reports appearing in the media suggest that the Centre has certain reservations about these recommendations. LiveLaw answers the questions that readers may have on this controversy, as it has unfolded so far. Q: The present recommendations to elevate Justice K.M.Joseph and Justice Surya Kant were sent on January 10. Yet, the Centre is neither returning them for reconsideration by the Collegium, nor going ahead with these appointments. Does the Centre have the option to sit over the … [Read more...] about Judicial Appointments: Are Centre’s Claims On Lack Of Seniority Of Justice KM Joseph And Justice Surya Kant Valid?