Supreme court justices?
Billionaire CEOs, Supreme Court justices, political heavyweights and ambassadors arrive in evening attire as they're escorted by private elevator to dinner with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
Billionaire CEOs, Supreme Court justices, political heavyweights and ambassadors arrive in evening attire as they're escorted by private elevator to dinner with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
"Madison Dinners" — elaborate, unpublicized affairs that Pompeo and his wife, Susan Pompeo, began in 2018 and held regularly in the historic Diplomatic Reception Rooms on the government's dime.
Oh my😳
State Department officials involved in the dinners said they had raised concerns internally that the events were essentially using federal resources to cultivate a donor and supporter base for Pompeo's political ambitions —
State Department officials involved in the dinners said they had raised concerns internally that the events were essentially using federal resources to cultivate a donor and supporter base for Pompeo's political ambitions —
complete with extensive contact information that gets sent back to Susan Pompeo's personal email address.
Pompeo held about two dozen Madison dinners since taking over in 2018.
Pompeo held about two dozen Madison dinners since taking over in 2018.
On Tuesday, a State Department official and two other people familiar with the matter identified the political appointee to NBC News as Toni Porter, who had also worked for Pompeo at the CIA and works currently in the Office of the Secretary of State.
It's unclear whether the IG was also investigating the Madison dinners, but two administration officials told NBC News that Linick made some type of inquiry last week, before he was fired, to the protocol office. One of the officials said Pompeo's office was then notified
When the dinners started 2 State Dept officials said concerns were raised to the State Dept legal adviser who they said responded by saying events hosted by the secretary should be foreign policy-related. On Capitol Hill, several committees have also been looking into the dinners
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"I am concerned by allegations that the Secretary appears to be using those taxpayer resources to host large domestic-focused political gatherings that serve little-to-no foreign policy purpose," Sen. Bob Menendez the top Dem on the Foreign Relations Committee, wrote in
"I am concerned by allegations that the Secretary appears to be using those taxpayer resources to host large domestic-focused political gatherings that serve little-to-no foreign policy purpose," Sen. Bob Menendez the top Dem on the Foreign Relations Committee, wrote in
a letter Tuesday to the State Department reviewed by NBC News. The letter requested "a complete accounting" of funds used for the dinners and copies of any remarks Pompeo delivered at a Madison dinner
Many of those invited are global thought-leaders whose perspectives could be valuable to America's top diplomat: foreign ministers from allied countries, senators and prominent historians. But others seem to have little connection to the world of diplomacy, such as
country singer Reba McEntire, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
As Trump was edging away from a potential military confrontation with Iran in Jan at one of the final dinners before the pandemic, Pompeo and his wife hosted the Saudi ambassador
As Trump was edging away from a potential military confrontation with Iran in Jan at one of the final dinners before the pandemic, Pompeo and his wife hosted the Saudi ambassador
to the U.S., Princess Reema bint Bandar; Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy; national security adviser Robert O'Brien; and Fox News host Brian Kilmeade
I'm sorry, but this all rings too close to the secret meetings the nazis held to hash out the final solution. Pompeo is not running for office, and his guest list is as right wing as it gets. What's the end goal?
And why exactly is his wife so entrenched? Does she have clearance?
@threadreaderapp unroll please
