The House Foreign Affairs Committee is currently conducting one of many investigations into the failures of the Biden administration over the past two years. Specifically, the chair of the committee, Congressman Michael McCaul of Texas, is looking into the United States disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. As part of that investigation, McCaul requested a series of “dissent channel” memos written by career diplomats who warned that the hasty withdrawal could lead to dire consequences for both our own troops and our Afghan partners. But Secretary Antony Blinken refused to turn them over, leading McCaul to issue a subpoena to obtain the documents. Thus far, that hasn’t worked either because Blinken is defying the subpoena. This could, or at least should lead to an unprecedented situation where the Secretary of State could be found in contempt of Congress. (Government Executive)Read More
State Department defying a congressional subpoena
