Transcript for Pompeo faces tough questions on Russia

Has the president told you what he and President Putin discuss and their two hour closed door meeting in housing. At present have a project of choose who's in meetings are not and company you've had private meetings in your life as well you've chosen that setting has. The most efficient way after a simple question I just act eye candy a point seven Atlantis secretary did did you did he tell you. What whether or not what happened in those two yes and of the predicate your question implied some notion that there was something improper about having it one on one meetings I completely disagree with guess I'd I didn't ask your credit and I asked a simple question how many get through it did he tell you what transpired in the are any number of conversation with president trump about what transpired in the meeting was also president when present when he and president couldn't vote. Gave us a sense of what they discussed in the meeting followed immediately after you have had a chance to speak with Sergey Lavrov twice about the Russian VO take place I think I have a pretty complete understanding. It would took place you speak to that the president discussed lack relaxing US. Sanctions on rupture including cancer sanctions. Senator that US policy with respect status remains completely unchanged. So the president did not that is what you're telling me that I ask a very specific questions that are resident Gary tell you that he discussed. Really relaxing. Luscious sanctions are not yet from the that a president tied it to have private meetings I'm telling you US policy is the key here today helping you to do you told me that had a conversation with -- which he told you what transpired I think the nation. And so all of us war policy Merck the makers deserve to know so that we can fashion policy accordingly did he hunter als Lou pollutants. That I'll release all our ultimately relax sanctions. Thinner. What you need to conduct or roll your appropriate wall apple provide today that is United States policy with respect to the issues you request to ask me about US policy with respect to sanctions. And I can confirm two that no hope commitment has been made to change those. Policies in any did the president at this meeting call upon President Putin to withdraw or from Crimea and eastern Ukraine. And I began my statement today with the United States government understand the declaration and I welcome and I'm glad that seems like we had to do a lot of effort to get there but the question is. When he had a chance. Did he confront Putin and say we don't recognize your annexation of Crimea we don't recognize your continuing hostilities and he's in Ukraine. And there's consequences that the president was very clutter with Vladimir Putin about US positions or the US positions that are the truck administration's positions and he spoke about the very firmly and clearly when he met with Vladimir Putin I understood senator I understand the game to play. Now and out you know mr. secretary. With all due respect I don't appreciate you characterizing. My questions my questions as to get to the truth we don't know. What the truth is huge and the only way that we will know the truth is what transpired in those two hours in highly. Amazing a period of time to spend alone one on one. Is by understanding at least that if you were briefed by the president. What he told you I don't think that's unfair to now to understand what policies in his conversation with who. Our hope the president laid out the consequences of interferes the 2018 electric and you can't tell me that's actually I can't you want to share that one with Beckett like that when you wanna share. Now senator I can tell you that because the president has disclosed that that that the president disclosed what when he said to Vladimir Putin about. Russian interference in our elections and he said that he is confident that as a result of that conversation Latimer understands that it would. Won't be tolerated I wish yet said that in public in Helsinki let me ask you this senator Graham and I and others are working on a new bill to hold Russia accountable. Given that you assert the administration is tough on Russia will you commit to working with us on a new Russia sanctions bill. Assert.

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