.GOPoversight chair JamesComer said the committee will hold a second hearing on the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan amid pushback from congressional Republicans on the White House’s new report largely blaming Trump for its shortcomings.
Chairman James Comer announced the hearing on Thursday, which will feature testimony from officials at the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, as well as the inspectors general for the Defense Department, State Department, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The meeting will be held on April 19.
Former President Donald Trump denounced those findings, accusing President Joe Biden of attempting to “gaslight the American people.” The highly anticipated report outlined the Biden administration’s timeline on the Afghanistan withdrawal, laying out the argument on how a series of decisions by Trump had complicated his efforts to end the decadeslong war. The findings have prompted an outcry from several Republicans, who demanded the Biden administration be held accountable.
Scott introduced a bill earlier this year seeking to establish a joint select committee tasked with conducting a full investigation into the Afghanistan withdrawal. That bill has yet to make it to the floor in the Democratic-led Senate.
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