Asked whether he would participate as a
witness in a Senate trial if the House impeached
Trump, Pompeo said he would produce State
Department documents and testify if the
requests were “appropriate and required by law.”
Democrats have complained that Pompeo’s
previous responses have been disingenuous
because the department has not produced
any documents in response to impeachment
investigators’ requests. Department officials
did testify before the impeachment inquiry but
only over the administration’s objections and
under subpoena.
“My participation will continue to be precisely
that which the law requires,” Pompeo said.
Pompeo’s comments were the only remarks
related to the impeachment and came after the
meetings ended.
During the talks, the four men said they had
agreed to improve defense cooperation,
primarily through increasing troop levels
during joint military exercises and promoting
the capacity of India’s smaller neighbors to
participate in U.N. peacekeeping operations.
The two sides also discussed China’s growing
global footprint, a matter that is of particular
concern for both the U.S. and India, and
challenges on the Indian subcontinent, notably
the rivalry between India and Pakistan.
As the Trump administration grapples with
impeachment, India’s government is dealing with
protests over a new law that grants citizenship
on the basis of religion and has drawn deep
opposition. It provides a path to citizenship for
Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and other religious