Antony Blinken fails to attend congressional hearing, to be the first secretary of state ever held in contempt of Congress

Antony Blinken is going to be the first secretary of state of the US ever who is going to be held in Contempt of Congress as he defied a Congressional Subpoena by not attending a pretty important hearing on US President Joe Biden and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris administration’s sudden withdrawn of forces from Afghanistan. The Washington Free Beacon reported that Antony Blinken was asked to mandate under subpoena presided by the House Foreign Affairs Committee for testifying the evacuation of American troops from Afghanistan happened in the year 2021.

Joe Biden-Kamala Harris led sudden evacuation of American troops from Afghanistan resulted in death of around 13 America Service Members and most importantly it brought the Taliban back in to power in Afghanistan. According to reports from The Washington Free Beacon, Antony Blinken was going to face some pretty strong questions regarding why the US soldiers left a pretty significant amount of classified information, advanced biometric data and an ample amount of cash while they left the war torn Afghanistan in a hurry.

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The State Department citing reasons and excuses that Antony Blinken is really busy with his work in the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York City, informed the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Antony Blinken cannot attend the hearing while providing no other dates at all. Rather, Antony Blinken offered his deputies to attend the hearing on behalf of his absence but that proposal was rejected as the deputies were never present during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, asserted The Washington Free Beacon.

Following the absence of Antony Blinken in the hearing, Chairman Michael McCaul alongside other GOP members agreed to formally hold the Secretary of State in Contempt of Congress. The resolution which now is going to move to the Full House if gets approval from competent authorities would make history as Antony Blinken would be the very first Secretary of State to be held in Contempt of Congress which is punishable by potential jail time along with a fine of $100,000.

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FAQs

Q1. Why did Antony Blinken failed to attend the Congressional hearing?
A1. According to the State Department, Antony Blinken is really busy with his work in the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York City and thus he was not present in the Congressional hearing.

Q2. What will be the punishment if the Contempt of Congress gets proved against Antony Blinken?
A2. Antony Blinken’s Contempt of Congress if gets approved, then he would be the very first Secretary of State to be held in Contempt of Congress which is punishable by potential jail time along with a fine of $100,000.