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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on Trump-Ukraine call, officials say

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on Trump-Ukraine call, officials say
Posted at 5:16 PM, Sep 30, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-30 18:16:15-04

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. officials say Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's president that is at the center of a whistleblower complaint.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal matter.

It was the first confirmation that a Cabinet official was on the call in which Trump pressed President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate Hunter Biden's membership on the board of a Ukrainian gas company.

It also increases the number of people known to have first-hand knowledge of a call that has sparked an impeachment inquiry by Congress.

The State Department had no comment.