On Thursday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Rep. Michael McCaul, postponed its meeting scheduled to consider holding Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt over the handling of documents related to the Afghanistan withdrawal. This decision came after McCaul had a late-night call with Blinken, during which Blinken agreed to produce the requested documents. The postponement was made in the spirit of good faith negotiations, with an understanding that the State Department would begin producing the key documents the committee is seeking regarding the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
McCaul is postponing a vote to hold Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after being promised that State would begin producing key Afghanistan withdrawal documents that the committee is seeking More from @maxpcohen: https://t.co/GYDgukibcV
Republicans POSTPONE holding Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for withholding Afghanistan withdrawal documents: Top Republican Michael McCaul says he had late-night call with the secretary who finally agreed to produce documents https://t.co/vzSpophXyP https://t.co/eVXnptTuDD
US panel postpones meeting to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan https://t.co/VWet1l3p1I https://t.co/pwaMecrww9
1) From colleague Kelly Phares. Foreign Affairs Cmte Chair McCaul on Blinken/docments I had a good conversation with the secretary last night and he agreed to produce the documents.
CHM @RepMcCaul: "I had a good conversation with the secretary last night and he agreed to produce the documents. In the spirit of good faith negotiations, I’ve postponed the markup - with the understanding that these documents will be produced. (1/3)
⚠️ US PANEL POSTPONES MEETING TO HOLD BLINKEN IN CONTEMPT OVER AFGHANISTAN Full Story → https://t.co/7qQCOCkRnt The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday postponed a meeting where it had been due to consider holding Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of…