Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testified before the House select committee investigating the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, that he had discussed invoking the 25th Amendment with then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, contradicting the nation’s former top diplomat.
“Do you recall talking to Secretary Pompeo in General Milley’s presence about the 25th Amendment?” the committee asked him, per the Washington Examiner. The line of inquiry became public when the committee released the transcripts of 34 of its interviews earlier this month.
“I mean, I do recall speaking to Secretary Pompeo about the 25th Amendment,” was Mnuchin’s reply. “I don’t recall it being in that circumstance, and I surely don’t recall that I stopped the conversation when General Milley came up… [the amendment] came up very briefly in our conversation.” Pompeo has denied discussing the 25th Amendment, per the outlet.
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