Lawyers examined Pompeo's plan to address GOP convention from Jerusalem, aides say
Source: mcclatchydc.com
By Michael Wilner
August 23, 2020 06:10 PM , Updated 11 hours 5 minutes ago
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s decision to deliver a speech to the Republican National Convention while on official travel to the Middle East was cleared by four teams of lawyers, two sources close to the secretary told McClatchy on Sunday.
But the nature of the speech, scheduled for Tuesday during a visit to Israel, is raising concerns in both Washington and Jerusalem, with two Israeli officials telling McClatchy that the event could aggravate a growing political divide over Israel in the United States.
The address to the key presidential election year political event from a sitting secretary of State is an uncommon event. While Pompeo’s aides did not say whether his speech would be live or pretaped, they said he would be delivering it from Jerusalem, where the Trump administration moved the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv in 2017.
“His lawyer, the State Department lawyers, RNC lawyers, White House lawyers have all worked on his appearance to make sure it is completely lawful and appropriate, including screening and approving all of his remarks,” one source told McClatchy. “They have all signed off on this.”
President Donald Trump personally requested that Pompeo make the speech, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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This is all part of Trumps Reality Show for his Rnc re=election convention.
Shameful and harmful act by @SecStatePompeo . See this article. Lawyers examined Pompeo’s plan to address GOP convention | McClatchy Washington Bureau
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