Michael McCaul moves to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan subpoena
Source: The Hill
09/12/24 4:52 PM ET
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) has scheduled a markup to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress, saying the secretary has failed to respond to a subpoena issued last week for his testimony about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
The markup is scheduled for Sept. 19. Following a markup in the committee, the full House would need to vote on the measure to refer it to the Department of Justice for prosecution — a move unlikely to be carried out under the Biden administration, but that could be treated differently in a potential second Trump administration.
Blinken has testified before the committee on Afghanistan, appearing before the committee one month after the withdrawal in September 2021 for more than five hours. He has also appeared before the committee to testify on President Biden’s budget requests for the State Department, where he answered questions on Afghanistan.
The State Department said in a statement to The Hill that Blinken has testified before Congress on Afghanistan more than 14 times, including four times in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. But McCaul issued a new subpoena for Blinken’s testimony on Sept. 3 following the conclusion of his more than three-year investigation into the U.S. withdrawal, the final report published Sunday.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/4877181-house-gop-blinken-comtempt-markup/
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We need to start calling him "Gerrymander Jim." His ridiculously drawn District map is the only reason he's still in Congress. Jordan's unanswered and ignored subpoena is one of his least offensive actions, but it's still pretty bad.
