Republicans will take legal action against Secretary of State
Republicans will take legal action against a Secretary of State for first time in HISTORY on May 24 after Antony Blinken refused to hand over Afghanistan withdrawal memo warning Taliban would rapidly take Kabul when troops withdrew U.S. State Department employees sent a classified dissenting cable prior to the Taliban's takeover of KabulBlinken is expected to miss a 6pm ET deadline Thursday to turn over the memo DailyMail.com understands action on contempt of Congress charges will begin on May 24
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is preparing his committee to move forward with a contempt of Congress charge against Secretary of State Antony Blinken as soon as May 24 after the State Department is expected to blow past a deadline to hand over a key document related to the August 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.The committee is specifically seeking a classified dissenting cable that U.S. State Department employees sent prior to the Taliban's takeover on July 13, 2021. The cable warned about a 'deteriorating' security situation' and urged the immediate evacuation of allies, a warning that the Biden administration did not heed, say Republicans. Blinken is expected to miss the deadline of 6pm ET Thursday May 11 to hand over the document or legal proceedings would be immediately started against him.
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Republicans will take legal action against a Secretary of State for first time in HISTORY on May 24 after Antony Blinken refused to hand over Afghanistan withdrawal memo warning Taliban would rapidly take Kabul when troops withdrew U.S. State Department employees sent a classified dissenting cable prior to the Taliban's takeover of KabulBlinken is expected to miss a 6pm ET deadline Thursday to turn over the memo DailyMail.com understands action on contempt of Congress charges will begin on May 24
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is preparing his committee to move forward with a contempt of Congress charge against Secretary of State Antony Blinken as soon as May 24 after the State Department is expected to blow past a deadline to hand over a key document related to the August 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.The committee is specifically seeking a classified dissenting cable that U.S. State Department employees sent prior to the Taliban's takeover on July 13, 2021. The cable warned about a 'deteriorating' security situation' and urged the immediate evacuation of allies, a warning that the Biden administration did not heed, say Republicans. Blinken is expected to miss the deadline of 6pm ET Thursday May 11 to hand over the document or legal proceedings would be immediately started against him.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-against-Secretary-State-time-HISTORY-24.html