Kimberly Cheatle said her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump, as lawmakers of both major political parties demanded that she resign.
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024.
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of House Oversight and Accountability Committee questions U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, at the Capitol, Monday, July 22, 2024 in Washington.
From left, Rep. Jamie Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner, R-Ohio, prepare to question U.S.
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, questions U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle as she testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024.
In a rare moment of unity for the often divided committee, the Republican chairman, Rep. James Comer, and its top Democrat, Rep. Jamie Raskin, issued a letter calling on Cheatle to step down. Cheatle acknowledged that Crooks had been seen by local law enforcement before the shooting with a rangefinder, a small device resembling binoculars that hunters use to measure distance from a target. She said the Secret Service would never have taken Trump onto the stage if it had known there was an “actual threat.” Local law enforcement took a photo of Crooks and shared it after seeing him acting suspiciously, but he wasn’t deemed to be a “threat” until seconds before he opened fire, she said.
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