McCaul Threatens Blinken with Contempt Vote Over Unseen Afghanistan Withdrawal Documents
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul threatened to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt over previously unseen material on the Afghanistan withdrawal.
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McCaul claims the State Department has not negotiated in good faith over a subpoena issued last year for internal documents used in an after-action review of the withdrawal.
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The after-action review, released in March 2022, was based on over 150 interviews and documents failures that led to the chaotic pullout.
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McCaul has battled repeatedly with Blinken over Afghanistan documents, including transcribed interviews with officials involved in the review.
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McCaul gave Blinken a deadline of March 6th to provide the subpoenaed material or face a contempt vote before the full House.