Threatened with contempt of Congress charges for failing to comply with a subpoena to appear, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify before the House committee investigating the Biden administration’s disastrous military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, outgoing chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced Blinken’s expected appearance.

“After months of good faith efforts that were too often met with stonewalling from the State Department, I’m proud to have secured Secretary Blinken’s appearance before my committee,” McCaul said in a statement. “I trust his testimony will provide some long-overdue accountability and transparency for the American people, our Afghan allies, and our Gold Star families.”

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