US Congress Readying Contempt Of Congress Charge Against Secretary of State Antony Blinken Over Refusal to Hand Over Afghanistan Withdrawal Memo

 

 Daily Mail: EXCLUSIVE: 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 Kabul 

* Blinken 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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WNU Editor: This will be the first time in US history that a US Secretary of State has been charged. 

US Congress Readying Contempt Of Congress Charge Against Secretary of State Antony Blinken Over Refusal to Hand Over Afghanistan Withdrawal Memo 

GOP threatens Blinken contempt charge over Afghanistan docs -- AP  

House committee will hold Blinken in contempt of Congress over Afghan withdrawal info, says official -- NBC 

Sec. Blinken faces contempt of Congress charge after ignoring multiple House subpoenas -- FOX News  

McCaul threatens Blinken with contempt of Congress over Afghanistan cable -- UPI



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