House Foreign Affairs leadership offered viewing of Afghanistan cable

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The State Department has offered to let House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) see a dissent cable related to the 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan at its headquarters.

“The Department is prepared to invite you and the Ranking Member of the Committee to visit the Department at your convenience to read this cable and its response, with the names of the signatories redacted and with the understanding that the Committee would suspend possible enforcement actions related to the Committee’s subpoena,” the department wrote in a letter obtained by POLITICO.

McCaul called the offer “significant progress” on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” and said the “only remaining issue” would be allowing others on the committee to gain access to the cable.