Four Democratic Senators and two members of Congress have sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking the State Department to brief Congress on Pompeo's November 26th meeting with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Jose Valencia.
Specifically, the lawmakers want to know whether the two men discussed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whether he will continue to live in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
Assange has stayed in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012. The United Kingdom and Ecuador recently reached a deal that would allow the WikiLeaks founder to leave the premises without facing extradition for charges abroad.
However, Assange rejected the agreement, with his attorney saying that it did not protect Assange from being extradited to the U.S.
Dems demand Pompeo brief Congress on whether he discussed Assange with Ecuadorian official (The Hill)