Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday demanding that President Joe Biden and top officials in his administration “stand before God and the American people” for the “shamefully botched exit from Afghanistan” by testifying in front of Congress.
“While hamstrung and effectively abandoned by their leadership in Washington, our heroic military service members did the best they could — as they always do — to save as many lives as possible. Notably, those efforts were supplemented by private citizens who stepped up when our own administration officials walked away,” Roy wrote in the letter, first shared with the Washington Examiner.
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In addition to Biden, Roy said that Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, and national security adviser Jake Sullivan should resign.
“But, they should not be allowed to simply resign and slink off into the night. Nor should they get by with a rushed impeachment that might risk the solemnity deserved. Rather, they must stand before God and the American people, answer for their actions, and then be punished as appropriate through impeachment, court martial, or otherwise consistent with the law,” Roy said.
His opposition to a “rushed impeachment” stands in contrast to a wave of his colleagues who have called for Biden’s impeachment.
Roy’s questions for the president and his administration include how many Americans were left behind in Afghanistan and in what condition; why the United States abandoned Bagram Air Base; why large amounts of military equipment were left behind and in the hands of the Taliban; why the U.S. relied on the Taliban for security around Kabul airport; and whether the U.S. left behind a database of Afghan allies or provided the Taliban directly with the names of Americans and allies.
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“While we don’t yet know the answer to these and other questions in full, we do know that the Taliban is now stronger than ever before,” Roy said. “And we know that the Taliban is flying around a U.S. helicopter hanging someone who may well be one of our allies over Kabul.”
“Madam Speaker, you have a duty to call Congress back to Washington and begin hearings immediately,” Roy said.
