Scoop: A top aide to Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Risch (R-Idaho) said on a GOP staff call that the panel will no longer push for Pompeo to testify at an annual budget hearing—saying Risch wants to preserve “political capital,” per 2 ppl on the call.https://t.co/OOdtqtxFnu
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) June 7, 2020
Pompeo last appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 14 months ago. Truly unprecdented. Shameful abdication of responsibility by chairman @SenatorRisch https://t.co/PPzViTg882
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) June 8, 2020
“The committee’s refusal to press for Pompeo’s testimony fits a recent pattern when it comes to Risch’s posture toward an administration that has snubbed congressional oversight at every turn.” https://t.co/8nHSWLbrZG
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) June 8, 2020
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jim Risch for a second straight day refused to comment when asked about the rationale he was given for the State IG firing. He said he won’t comment on the issue beyond a statement from Monday which said Trump has the right to dismiss watchdogs
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 20, 2020