‘Pattern of Obstruction’: Blinken No-Shows Hearing on Afghan Withdrawal, Defying Subpoena and Prompting Contempt Resolution
Antony Blinken failed to attend a Tuesday hearing on the Biden-Harris administration’s bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan, defying a congressional subpoena and setting the stage for him to be the first secretary of state ever held in contempt of Congress. Blinken was mandated under subpoena by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to testify about the botched