A senior State Department official has confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that Mike Pompeo was listening in on the call between Donald Trump and the president of Ukraine. Pompeo’s participation has not been previously reported. The Journal writes:

“Mr. Pompeo said last week that he hadn’t yet read the whistleblower’s complaint in its entirety, but said that to his knowledge, actions by State Department officials had been “entirely appropriate and consistent” with administration efforts to improve relations with Ukraine.“

Pompeo had advocated not releasing the partial transcript of Trump’s conversation. But now, looking back on recent interviews, Pompeo’s answers seem suspect.