By Shane Harris The Washington Post Carol D. Leonnig Greg Jaffe David Nakamura Tues., April 17, 2018 CIA director Mike Pompeo made a top-secret visit to North Korea over Easter weekend as an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump to meet with that country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, according to two people with direct knowledge of the trip. The extraordinary meeting between one of Trump’s most trusted emmisaries and the authoritarian head of a rogue state was part of an effort to lay the groundwork for direct talks between Trump and Kim about North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, according to the two people, who requested anonymity because of the highly classified nature of the talks. The clandestine mission, which has not previously been reported, came soon after Pompeo was nominated to be secretary of state. Read more: Trump to host Abe despite growing strain over North Korea, tariffs Article Continued Below Analysis | … [Read more...] about CIA director Mike Pompeo secretly met with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un over Easter weekend
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CIA director Mike Pompeo reportedly made a secret trip to North Korea and met with Kim Jong Un
caption CIA director Mike Pompeo. source Joe Raedle / Getty Images CIA director Mike Pompeo reportedly made a secret trip to North Korea during Easter weekend, several news outlets reported on Tuesday. Sources told The Washington Post Pompeo met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Pompeo’s trip was meant to lay the groundwork for an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim. CIA director Mike Pompeo made a secret trip to North Korea during Easter weekend to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to a Washington Post report Tuesday. Pompeo visited North Korea as part of President Donald Trump’s advance envoy to lay the groundwork for the highly-anticipated talks between Trump and Kim, during which the two leaders are expected to discuss the regime’s nuclear weapons program, two sources familiar with the situation said to The Post. Pompeo, who was tapped by … [Read more...] about CIA director Mike Pompeo reportedly made a secret trip to North Korea and met with Kim Jong Un
CIA director Mike Pompeo met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over Easter weekend
WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) - CIA Director Mike Pompeo made a top-secret visit to North Korea over the Easter weekend as an envoy for President Donald Trump to meet with that country's leader, Mr Kim Jong Un, according to two people with direct knowledge of the trip. The extraordinary meeting between one of Mr Trump's most trusted emissaries and the authoritarian head of a rogue state was part of an effort to lay the groundwork for direct talks between Mr Trump and Mr Kim about North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, according to the two people, who requested anonymity because of the highly classified nature of the talks. The clandestine mission, which has not previously been reported, came soon after Mr Pompeo was nominated to be secretary of state. "I'm optimistic that the United States government can set the conditions for that appropriately so that the President and the North Korean leader can have that conversation will set us down the course of achieving a diplomatic outcome … [Read more...] about CIA director Mike Pompeo met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over Easter weekend
Mike Pompeo says Mueller interviewed him in the Russia probe
caption Mike Pompeo refused to answer questions about a meeting during which President Trump reportedly suggested a top intelligence official intervene and get the FBI to back off from investigating former national security adviser Michael Flynn. source Joe Raedle / Getty Images Outgoing CIA director Mike Pompeo revealed that he has been interviewed by the special counsel Robert Mueller. Pompeo was one of three participants in a meeting last March during which President Donald Trump complained to intelligence officials about the Russia investigation and former FBI director James Comey’s handling of it. At his confirmation hearing for secretary of state on Thursday, Pompeo told lawmakers that he would not discuss his private conversations with Trump. Later, he said he did not recall what was discussed at the meeting. The outgoing CIA Director, Mike Pompeo, told lawmakers Thursday that the special … [Read more...] about Mike Pompeo says Mueller interviewed him in the Russia probe
CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose business link to China
source Joe Raedle / Getty Images CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose links to a company owned by the Chinese government during his 2017 confirmation. The CIA defended Pompeo’s omission saying, “He would have no reason to know details on the layers of companies” that worked with a business he ran in Kansas. But in 2010, Pompeo expressly described the Chinese company as a supplier to his own firm. CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose links to a company owned by the Chinese government. Pompeo, who is set to attend a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday in hopes of filling the vacant Secretary of State role, left out his connection to a Chinese company during last year’s confirmation to become head of the CIA. According to documents obtained by McClatchy, a Kansas business run by Pompeo imported oilfield equipment from a Chinese government-owned company. But on … [Read more...] about CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose business link to China