Mike Pompeo Blasts High-profile Democrat “Leaker” Adam Schiff
Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State and Director of the CIA, criticized Rep. Adam Schiff (California), after the prominent Democrat was formally recognized. removed from his seat on the Intelligence Committee.
Pompeo served as a Kansas congressman on the committee and said House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R.Calif. was an honorable member. “exactly right” To remove Schiff.
McCarthy removed Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., from the committee Tuesday, specifically pointing to Schiff’s repeated lies to the public. McCarthy also removed Rep. Ilhanomar, D.Minn., form the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Pompeo however took issue with Schiff’s conduct and suggested that he should be. “nowhere near” Classified information
“Adam Schiff lied to the American people,” Pompeo spoke Wednesday “Outnumbered.” “During my time as CIA director and secretary of state, I know that he leaked classified information that had been provided to him.”
Pompeo stated to panelists Schiff was almost his. “ruined” The committee during his time as chair.
From left: Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.); Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.); and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.
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The ousted were announced Wednesday at a press conference Democrats called their removal an act of “revenge” And an “unfair smear.” But Pompeo said Schiff couldn’t be trusted on the committee.
“When we provided information to him and to his staff, it ended up in places it shouldn’t have been with alarming regularity,” Pompeo explained. “In the end, I decided, I held back information from them as a result.”
Though it was Pompeo’s responsibility as secretary of state to work with members of the House, he said Schiff’s behavior was “troubling” and didn’t feel comfortable providing information.
Pompeo stated that House members have a responsibility for protecting sensitive information and a duty to keep it in the correct places. Pompeo noted that Schiff instead chose to spread unfounded political talk.
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“I watched the House Intelligence Committee under the leadership of Adam Schiff. I watched him denigrate and lower its ability to actually perform its function. When he was out talking about the Russia hoax, going on to say that the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation, knowing that it almost certainly was not,” Pompeo.
“That’s indecent and dangerous, and it affects every American.”
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