Mike Pompeo says he will investigate potential spying operation on ex-US ambassador

Published January 17, 2020 6:01pm ET



The State Department plans to investigate a potential spying operation waged against an ex-U.S. ambassador.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo committed to investigating evidence of a surveillance operation against former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch on Friday, according to CNN. The possibility of a surveillance operation was raised on Tuesday after House lawmakers released copies of messages between Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas and GOP congressional candidate Robert Hyde.

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