The Latest: Pompeo wouldn't resign if Trump fired Mueller
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo's confirmation hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (all times local):
12:05 p.m.
Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo says he's confident he wouldn't resign if President Donald Trump moved to halt or interfere in the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Pompeo told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday that he hasn't given the matter any thought. But he said he is sure he would follow the lead of previous secretaries of state who "stayed the course" during great domestic political turmoil.