They could have politely issued an invitation, but lawmakers investigating the Benghazi scandal, having lost all patience with what they see as stonewalling by the Obama administration, have subpoenaed Secretary of State John Kerry to testify before Congress, which will compel him to appear.
The subpoena requires Kerry to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee at a public hearing May 21.
In a blistering letter accompanying the subpoena, Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., wrote to Kerry that the State Department’s response to the congressional investigation of the Benghazi attack has shown “a disturbing disregard for the Department’s legal obligations to Congress.”
Issa pulled no punches, adding: “Compliance with a subpoena for documents is not a game. Because your Department is failing to meet its legal obligations, I am issuing a new subpoena to compel you to appear before the Committee.”
On April 17, the State Department informed the committee that it was finally producing previously unreleased emails that had been subpoenaed.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/05/benghazi-probe-kerry-hauled-before-congress/
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