{"id":2340319,"date":"2024-09-12T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-fails-to-comply-with-house-subpoena-and-faces-contempt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T16:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T20:50:48","slug":"blinken-fails-to-comply-with-house-subpoena-and-faces-contempt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-fails-to-comply-with-house-subpoena-and-faces-contempt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken fails to comply with House subpoena and faces contempt &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-to-comply-with-house-subpoena-and-faces-contempt-washington-examiner%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=2340319&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>The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to move forward with a resolution to\u200b hold Secretary of \u2062State \u200cAntony Blinken in contempt\u200d of Congress \u2063for failing to comply with \u2064a subpoena concerning \u200chis testimony on \u200bthe\u2063 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. This action follows the committee&#8217;s\u2062 recent \u2064completion of a report that largely \u200battributed blame for the withdrawal&#8217;s chaos to the Biden administration while downplaying former President Trump&#8217;s role. Chairman \u200bMike McCaul (R-TX)\u200c emphasized the significance of the situation,\u200b referring to it as a\u2062 &#8220;catastrophic failure&#8221; and expressing \u2063his determination to \u200bensure Blinken testifies. The committee will hold a markup session on the resolution next week and may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-threatens-to-charge-fbi-director-with-contempt\/\" title=\"McCarthy may charge FBI Director with contempt.\">advance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-maricopa-county-board-of-supervisors-rejects-arizona-senate-subpoena-demands-now-face-contempt-charges\/\" title=\"Arizona\u2019s Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Rejects Arizona Senate Subpoena Demands \u2013 Now Face Contempt Charges\">contempt charges<\/a><\/a>\u2062 to the \u2062full\u2064 House for a vote afterward. Although Blinken has testified\u2062 numerous times before Congress, officials from the State\u200d Department indicated that previous requests for his\u200c testimony were\u2063 declined.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Blinken fails to comply with House subpoena and faces contempt resolution<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1748571\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee will move forward with a resolution to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after the top Biden administration official failed to comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3142321\/house-foreign-affairs-chairman-mccaul-subpoenas-blinken-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a subpoena<\/a> to testify on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3147374\/schumer-jeffries-medal-ceremony-13-killed-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The committee will meet for a full markup on the resolution next week, after which the panel is likely to decide whether to advance the contempt charges to the full House for a vote. Committee members will meet on Sept. 19 at 2 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/press-release\/chairman-mccaul-announces-full-committee-markup-to-find-secretary-blinken-in-contempt-of-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to committee<\/a> Chairman Mike McCaul (R-TX).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The markup comes after the committee subpoenaed Blinken last week as the panel concluded its yearslong report into the chaotic withdrawal that ended in a suicide bombing outside Kabul International Airport that killed 13 U.S. service members and left several others behind as the Taliban regained control of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Although lawmakers finished that report last week, which placed much of the blame on the Biden administration and minimized the role of former President Donald Trump, McCaul said he would still compel Blinken to testify regarding his role in the withdrawal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was a catastrophic failure of epic proportions,&rdquo; McCaul told reporters on Monday. &ldquo;This is a disgrace. I will hold him in contempt if that&rsquo;s what it takes to bring him before the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The committee previously asked Blinken to testify, although McCaul said those requests were rebuffed by the State Department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Department officials shot back, noting Blinken has appeared before the House and Senate more than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-partisan-figure-bidens-budget-office-pick-grilled-over-past-social-media-conduct\/\" title=\"\u2018Very Partisan Figure\u2019: Biden\u2019s Budget Office Pick Grilled Over Past Social Media Conduct\">dozen times<\/a> to testify about his role in the Afghanistan withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Secretary has testified before the Congress on Afghanistan more than 14 times &mdash; more than any other Cabinet-level official,&rdquo; State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. &ldquo;It is disappointing that instead of continuing to engage with the Department in good faith, the Committee instead has issued yet another unnecessary subpoena.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, in his request last week, McCaul said Blinken&rsquo;s testimony was necessary &ldquo;to inform the Committee&rsquo;s consideration of potential legislation aimed at helping prevent the catastrophic mistakes of the withdrawal, including potential reforms to the Department&rsquo;s legislative authorization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You served as the final decision maker for the department on the withdrawal and evacuation,&rdquo; McCaul wrote in his subpoena.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not clear when the contempt resolution if advanced by the committee, would reach the House floor for a vote. Lawmakers are currently focused on finalizing a stopgap spending deal to avoid a government shutdown that is scheduled to kick in on Oct. 1.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After that, lawmakers are set to adjourn until after the November election.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1748571\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748571\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken is facing a contempt resolution from the House Foreign Affairs Committee after he did not comply with a subpoena to testify about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The committee plans to hold a full markup on this resolution next week, where they will likely decide whether to send the contempt charges to the entire House for a vote. According to committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-TX), members will convene on September 19 at 2 p.m. This action follows last week&#8217;s issuance of a subpoena as part of the committee&#8217;s investigation into the chaotic withdrawal, which resulted in a suicide bombing near Kabul International Airport that killed 13 U.S. service members and left others behind when the Taliban took control again.<\/p>\n<p>Although lawmakers recently completed their report, which largely criticized the Biden administration while downplaying former President Donald Trump&#8217;s involvement, McCaul emphasized that he still wants Blinken&#8217;s testimony regarding his role in this situation. He described it as &#8220;a catastrophic failure of epic proportions&#8221; and stated his intention to hold Blinken in contempt if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The committee had previously requested Blinken&#8217;s testimony, but those requests were reportedly ignored by the State Department. In response, department officials pointed out that Blinken has testified before Congress over 14 times about Afghanistan\u2014more than any other Cabinet member\u2014expressing disappointment over what they see as an unnecessary subpoena instead of continued good-faith engagement with them.<\/p>\n<p>McCaul argued that Blinken\u2019s testimony is crucial for considering potential legislation aimed at preventing similar mistakes in future withdrawals and possible reforms within the Department\u2019s legislative authorization process. It remains uncertain when or if this contempt resolution will be brought before the House for voting since lawmakers are currently focused on finalizing a stopgap spending deal ahead of an impending government shutdown scheduled for October 1 and are expected to adjourn until after November elections thereafter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2340320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ap-antony-blinken-state-department-091024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4636,7074,40765],"class_list":["post-2340319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-blinken","tag-contempt","tag-house-subpoena"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ap-antony-blinken-state-department-091024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340319","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}