Republican-led House committee subpoenas Antony Blinken over Afghanistan withdrawal
NBCAUG 20 2024
By a party-line vote, the Republican-majority US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday advanced a recommendation to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for not testifying as part of the investigation of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The 26-25 vote makes the resolution eligible for a vote by the full House, but House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said it likely won't be considered until after the Nov. 5 presidential election.
There was disagreement over whether Blinken had sufficiently responded to the committee's request for him to appear. Blinken in a letter said he tried to accommodate the committee and offered alternate witnesses.