12-09-2024 22:52 via thehill.com

Michael McCaul moves to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan subpoena 

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 u
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