Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testified earlier today before an outraged House Oversight Committee following last week’s nearly successful assassination attempt.
Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) opened that hearing with remarks that the director should resign for her agency’s failures leading up to July 13.
The hearing followed media reports that top agency officials declined requests from former President Donald Trump’s security team for additional personnel and resources. The Secret Service initially claimed those reports were false. They later backtracked, saying they had learned “new information.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday that both Democrat and Republican committee members are deeply concerned by the event.