Mike Pompeo says the idea of Trump as a threat to U.S. security is 'absolutely ludicrous'

"The notion that President Trump is a threat to American national security is absolutely ludicrous," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a Saturday preview clip of a CBS Face the Nation interview set to air in full Sunday.

Pompeo was speaking in response to question from host Margaret Brennan about a Friday evening New York Times report. The story said "right after President Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey, the FBI began investigating whether President Trump himself was a potential threat to national security and whether he'd been working for Russia or unintentionally influenced by Moscow," Brennan summarized.

Pompeo dodged a follow-up question about whether, as then-director of the CIA, he knew about the FBI probe while it was happening. Instead, he simply reiterated that the idea that Trump "was a threat to American national security is silly on its face and not worthy of a response."

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Watch a clip of Pompeo's comments below, and see Trump's response to the Times report here. Bonnie Kristian