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- In a Tuesday interview on Fox News, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States should investigate the baseless and discredited conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election.
- Pompeo said, "any time there is information that indicates any country has messed with American elections, we not only have a right but a duty to make sure we chase that down."
- On a July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump referenced the theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election and asked Zelensky to investigate it.
- Experts including former NSC Director Fiona Hill have testified that the theory is Russian disinformation meant to deflect responsibility from Russia's own nefarious meddling in the 2016 election.
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In a Tuesday interview on Fox News, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States should investigate the baseless and discredited conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election.
When asked whether the US and Ukraine should formally investigate the theory that Ukraine interfered in the election and might have hacked the Democratic National Committee, Pompeo responded, "any time there is information that indicates any country has messed with American elections, we not only have a right but a duty to make sure we chase that down," adding, "to protect our elections, America should leave no stone unturned." See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Extremists turned a frog meme into a hate symbol, but Hong Kong protesters revived it as an emblem of hope See Also: SEE ALSO: Everything you need to know about Trump's impeachment process: What's happened, who the players are, and what comes next  |