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House Republicans Subpoena Secretary of State Over Afghanistan Cable

House Republicans subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken late Monday, compelling him to turn over a July 2021 dissent cable from U.S. officials in Afghanistan reportedly warning of the grave risk that the government there would collapse.

The subpoena, signed by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas), comes after a tense exchange between the two men last week, when McCaul described the State Department’s reasoning for withholding a document as “bullshit” and gave Blinken until Monday to turn over the document as well as his reply.

“This committee is empowered by the U.S. Constitution to conduct oversight of the State Department,” McCaul said in a statement.

Read the source article at thehill.com

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