The secretary of state told Fox News there was 'no doubt' the Iranian general was plotting attacks on Americans.
Mike Pompeo admitted U.S. officials didn't know when or where attacks allegedly planned by Iranian General Qassem Soleimani would take place, despite previous claiming that the latter posed an"imminent" threat to American personnel.
Pompeo revealed that officials had no precise details of when and where the alleged planned attacks would take place after a Wednesday intelligence briefing with lawmakers on the Soleimani strike was met with a backlash. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul also weighed in against the intelligence meeting, attended by Pompeo and CIA Director Gina Haspel among others, saying it had been"less than satisfying."Giving his perspective on what happened at the intelligence briefing with lawmakers, Pompeo toldshow:"I thought we did a dynamite job. I mean that in the truest sense of we did our level best to present them with all the facts that we could in that setting.
"I know Senators Lee and Paul care about this a great deal and protect the prerogatives of the executive branch," Pompeo said."They have a view of the War Powers resolution. I think members of Congress get frustrated by this sometimes."
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