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Axios: The Biden probe that House Republicans are most eager to talk about

By Juliegrace Brufke

April 11, 2024

The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s investigation into the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan is proving to more effective than other probes into the Biden administration, multiple Republicans told Axios.

Why it matters: Democrats have slammed GOP investigations like the Biden impeachment inquiry as witch hunts. But Republicans argue the Afghanistan probe has yielded evidence that’s hard for the White House to ignore. 

  • Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) told Axios he believes the probe probe has sparked anxiety within the administration.
  • “Are we going to get scalps? I don’t know, but are we going to hold people accountable? Yeah. And I think at the end of the day, my intent is to make sure that this never happens again,” McCaul told Axios in an interview.
  • “We’re not blowing a lot of smoke and getting everybody’s expectations up,” another member said of the probe.

What they’re saying: “Mike McCaul has put on the most jarring and successful oversight hearings regarding the Biden administration,”one GOP lawmaker said. 

  • “The committee has taken this step-by-step along the way and only used authorities of subpoena for tougher action in the instances where we’re not getting the answers to our questions.”

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