{"id":1922338,"date":"2023-05-01T23:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T03:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-fails-for-second-time-to-comply-with-congressional-subpoena-to-produce-cable-from-afghan-withdrawal\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T23:27:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T03:27:43","slug":"blinken-fails-for-second-time-to-comply-with-congressional-subpoena-to-produce-cable-from-afghan-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-fails-for-second-time-to-comply-with-congressional-subpoena-to-produce-cable-from-afghan-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken Fails for Second Time to Comply With Congressional Subpoena to Produce Cable From Afghan Withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblinken-fails-for-second-time-to-comply-with-congressional-subpoena-to-produce-cable-from-afghan-withdrawal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1922338&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<h2>State Department Fails to Comply with Congressional Subpoena for Afghan Dissent Cable<\/h2>\n<p>The State Department has once again failed to comply with a congressional subpoena, this time for a dissent cable from the time of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The deadline for the handover was May 1, but as The Epoch Times has learned, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has not complied.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time the State Department has failed to comply with a subpoena over the matter, the first happening on April 20. After that, the deadline was extended to May 1.<\/p>\n<p>McLaurine Pinover, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-impeaching-incitement-to-canceling-conservatism\/\" title=\"From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism\">deputy communications director<\/a> for the Republican side on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which issued the subpoena, told The Epoch Times that the State Department has not sent over the cable.<\/p>\n<h3>State Department Offers Briefing and Written Summary<\/h3>\n<p>During the May 1 State Department press briefing, in response to a question from The Epoch Times about the cable, State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel echoed what he has said numerous times: the department is open to giving the committee a briefing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-washington-nationals-employees-threaten-legal-action-after-losing-jobs-due-to-vaccine-refusal\/\" title=\"Two Washington Nationals Employees Threaten Legal Action After Losing Jobs Due To Vaccine Refusal\">written summary<\/a> about the cable. An April 28 briefing the State Department did with the committee about the cable did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-fails-for-second-time-to-comply-with-congressional-subpoena-to-produce-cable-from-afghan-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Blinken Fails for Second Time to Comply With Congressional Subpoena to Produce Cable From Afghan Withdrawal\">satisfy committee members<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What the Cable Reveals<\/h3>\n<p>The committee subpoenaed Blinken in March for the cable, which, as The Wall Street Journal first reported, showed the U.S. Embassy in Kabul warning Foggy Bottom about the Taliban quickly gaining ground and the Afghan forces falling apart. They gave suggestions on how to expedite an evacuation and alleviate the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cable, dated July 13, also called for the State Department to use tougher language in describing the atrocities being committed by the Taliban,\u201d reported WSJ, citing a person familiar with it. The withdrawal was completed at the end of the following month.<\/p>\n<h3>Committee Empowered to Conduct Oversight<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThis committee is empowered by the U.S. Constitution to conduct oversight of the State Department,\u201d said committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) in announcing the subpoena on March 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-seeking-info-on-bungled-afghanistan-withdrawal-hit-blinken-with-subpoena\/\" title=\"Republicans Seeking Info on Bungled Afghanistan Withdrawal Hit Blinken With Subpoena\">made multiple good faith attempts<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a> with the State Department on this matter, but to no avail. The American people and the families of those who lost their lives in Afghanistan deserve answers.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next?<\/h3>\n<p>It remains to be seen what the consequences will be for Blinken and the State Department for failing to comply with the subpoena. But one thing is clear: the committee is not backing down and will continue to push for answers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The State Department has failed to comply with a congressional subpoena for a dissent cable from the time of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.<\/li>\n<li>This is the second time the State Department has failed to comply with a subpoena over the matter.<\/li>\n<li>The committee subpoenaed Blinken in March for the cable, which showed the U.S. Embassy in Kabul warning Foggy Bottom about the Taliban quickly gaining ground and the Afghan forces falling apart.<\/li>\n<li>The committee is empowered to conduct oversight of the State Department and will continue to push for answers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with the subpoena, and it has raised concerns among lawmakers about the transparency of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Hold onto your hats, folks, because it looks like Secretary of State Antony Blinken is playing a game of hide-and-seek with Congress! The State Department has failed not once, but twice, to hand over a dissent cable from the time of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, despite a congressional subpoena. This lack of transparency has lawmakers scratching their heads and wondering what else the Biden administration might be hiding. Will Blinken finally come clean, or will he continue to keep Congress in the dark? Stay tuned to find out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1797,"featured_media":1922339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[6782,4636,13128,12322,4490,8126,5905,7836,5073,8050],"class_list":["post-1922338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-afghan","tag-blinken","tag-cable","tag-comply","tag-congressional","tag-fails","tag-produce","tag-subpoena","tag-time","tag-withdrawal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1797"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1922338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1922339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1922338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1922338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1922338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}