{"id":2250697,"date":"2024-05-22T18:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T22:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-chair-flashes-subpoena-threat-at-psaki-after-book-mishap\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T18:38:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T22:38:52","slug":"gop-chair-flashes-subpoena-threat-at-psaki-after-book-mishap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-chair-flashes-subpoena-threat-at-psaki-after-book-mishap\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Chair Warns Psaki of Subpoena After Book Incident"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgop-chair-flashes-subpoena-threat-at-psaki-after-book-mishap%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=2250697&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--><p>Former White \u2062House Press Secretary Jen Psaki may face a \u200bsubpoena for evading an interview on the \u2063Biden administration&#8217;s 2021 Afghanistan troop withdrawal. House Foreign \u200bAffairs Chairman, Michael McCaul, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-secretary-pick-called-out-by-republicans-for-democrats-awful-record-on-green-jobs-video\/\" title=\"Biden Energy Secretary Pick Called Out By Republicans For Democrats\u2019 Awful Record On \u2018Green Jobs\u2019 (VIDEO)\">expressed concerns<\/a> over \u200bPsaki&#8217;s book \u200ccontroversy and her reluctance to\u2063 cooperate with Congress. He urged Psaki to engage in discussions regarding her role in the withdrawal. \u2064Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is at\u2063 risk of \u2064receiving a subpoena\u2063 for avoiding an interview about\u200b the 2021 Afghanistan troop withdrawal under the Biden administration. \u2063House \u2063Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul raised issues about Psaki&#8217;s book controversy and her unwillingness to collaborate with Congress. He called on Psaki to participate in discussions about her involvement in the withdrawal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Former White House Press Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jen-psaki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jen Psaki<\/a> could face a subpoena if she does not stop dodging an interview for a congressional investigation into the Biden administration\u2019s chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, a top House Republican suggested this week.<\/p>\n<p>House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) indicated an escalation was possible while citing Psaki\u2019s new book, \u201cSay More,\u201d which drew controversy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/psaki-literally-rewrites-history-with-biden-watch-controversy-gets-caught\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">falsely claiming<\/a> President Joe Biden never checked his watch during a ceremony for U.S. service members who were killed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-isis-leader-killed-in-airstrike-by-u-s-and-iraqi-forces\/\" title=\"Top ISIS leader killed in airstrike by U.S. and Iraqi forces\">suicide bombing attack<\/a> on the airport in Kabul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is troubling that Ms. Psaki seeks to profit off the Afghanistan tragedy, and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-faces-possible-subpoena-over-book-after-false-claim-about-biden-report\/\" title=\"Psaki May Face Subpoena Due to False Biden Claim in Book: Report\">felt comfortable writing accounts<\/a> and making them available to the general public, but refuses to make herself available to Congress, the branch dedicated to representing the interest and will of the American people,\u201d McCaul <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/press-release\/chairman-mccaul-requests-jen-psaki-interview-regarding-her-role-in-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> to Psaki\u2019s lawyer on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">chairman<\/a>, who has been trying to secure an interview <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/sunday-talk-shows\/4196964-mccaul-says-house-committee-wants-jen-psaki-to-testify-on-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since September 2023<\/a>, provided three dates in June and July on which Psaki could discuss her messaging and \u201cinsights\u201d related to the Afghanistan withdrawal. McCaul said his committee \u201crequests\u201d Psaki make arrangements to schedule an interview no later than May 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a private citizen, willing and able to publish a memoir on her tenure as White House Press Secretary, I encourage Ms. Psaki to refrain from relying on thin legal arguments to dodge her responsibility to appear before Congress. The Committee will not tolerate Ms. Psaki\u2019s continued obstruction of its critical investigation and is prepared to use all the tools at its disposal to ensure America\u2019s representatives speak with her,\u201d McCaul wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Psaki served as Biden\u2019s White House press secretary from the beginning of his administration on January 20, 2021, to May 13, 2022. She then got hired by MSNBC. During her time as a cable TV host, Psaki has continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/entertainment\/psaki-defends-biden-ducking-ny-times-interview-on-the-view-he-should-do-more-howard-stern-and-smartless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defend<\/a> Biden while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/trump-unhinged-2666426294\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disparaging<\/a> former President Donald Trump and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/jen-psaki-tears-apart-several-050049694.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican lawmakers<\/a> who back him.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716488494520000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2dyxfpdB0XAtZIqaVVdwYr\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>When Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/13\/psaki-book-biden-watch-check-afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> earlier this month that Psaki falsely claimed that Biden did not check his watch during the ceremony for slain U.S. service members, she circled back and said the \u201cdetail in a few lines of the book about the exact number of times he looked at his watch will be removed in future reprints and the ebook.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki may receive a subpoena if she continues to avoid an interview regarding the investigation into the Biden administration&#8217;s tumultuous 2021 troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. 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