House Republicans subpoena Blinken for dissent cable on Afghanistan withdrawal.
that he would subpoena Blinken if he did not turn over the document, a dissent cable written by 23 State Department employees in Afghanistan, and his response. He officially signed the subpoena Monday night and it is set to be delivered to Blinken"first thing" Tuesday morning, according to the committee.
The Foreign Affairs Committee's attempts to gain access to the cable date back to August 2021, when then-Chairman Gregory Meeks, a Democrat from New York, andin mid-January after the GOP took control of the House and again in March. "By our regulations, these cables may only be shared with senior officials in the department," he said."Again, that's to protect the integrity of the process to make sure we don't have a chilling effect on those who might want to come forward, knowing that they will have their identities protected and that they can do so, again, without fear or favor."
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