Posted 1/3/2024, 6:54:21 PM
Biden Administration Renews Taxpayer-Funded Security for Pompeo and Hook over Iran Threats
- Biden administration renews taxpayer-funded protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and envoy Brian Hook due to "serious and credible" threats from Iran
- Notifications sent to Congress in late December 2022 marking 16th extension for Hook, 13th for Pompeo
- Tensions heightened after recent attacks in Iran at memorial for Qassem Soleimani, killed in 2020 U.S. airstrike
- Pompeo and Hook were faces of Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran after withdrawing from nuclear deal
- No dollar amount given but State Department said to be paying over $2 million per month in March 2022 for their 24/7 security details