Pompeo confirms he was on Trump's Ukraine call

"I was on the phone call," Pompeo told reporters during a visit to Italy, confirming previous media reports.

Following a whistleblower complaint last week, Democrats are investigating Trump's request to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the July 25 phone call to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.

He said Trump's comments had come within the context of U.S. policymaking, including cutting corruption in the east European state, boosting the economy and "taking down the threat Russia poses there in Ukraine."

"I know precisely what the American policy is with respect to Ukraine, it's been remarkably consistent. We will continue to try to drive those set of outcomes," he said.

He did not specifically respond to a question about whether he heard anything in the call that concerned him or raised red flags.

Pompeo is on a three-day trip to Italy, which will include a private audience with Pope Francis on Thursday and a visit to his ancestral home in the rugged, central Abruzzo region.

He will then fly on to Montenegro, North Macedonia and Greece. But the trip has been overshadowed by the impeachment inquiry at home.