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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
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Michael Wilner

What did Pompeo say to McConnell about his Kansas Senate run? Lawsuit wants to know

WASHINGTON _ The State Department was sued on Friday for records of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's contacts with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over a possible run for Senate in Kansas.

American Oversight, the watchdog organization that brought the suit, notes that the secretary of state has reportedly continued to meet with Republican donors despite closing the door on a run for the open Senate seat, being vacated by retiring Sen. Pat Roberts.

Their Freedom of Information Act lawsuit requested the documents be turned over within 20 business days in order to "improve the public's understanding" of Pompeo's relationship with an "influential member of Congress who may share political interests" with the secretary of state.

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