House Democrats Demand Trump Administration Provide Witnesses for Afghan Hearing

House Democrats Demand Trump Administration Provide Witnesses for Afghan Hearing
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C), U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff US army general Mark A. Milley (R) speak on stage during a briefing on the past 72 hours events in Mar a Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 29, 2019. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
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The U.S. Department of Defense and the State Department must voluntarily provide witnesses to Congress on the war in Afghanistan and the process of withdrawing troops or face subpoenas, House Democrats say.

In a letter sent Monday to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Democrats demanded the two Republican officials send witnesses to testify at a Sept. 9 hearing before the subcommittee of the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
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