The House's top investigator said he will demand answers from the Secret Service after former President Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally Saturday.
Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear for a hearing,” said Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.are questioning why his opponents want to put his life in more danger by writing legislation that would remove hissaid on social media that his right ear was struck by a bullet during the shooting.
The agency said the shooting suspect was not inside the rally but fired from “an elevated position” from outside the venue. “U.S. Secret Service personnel neutralized the shooter, who is now deceased. U.S. Secret Service quickly responded with protective measures and Former PresidentSecret Service, and their campaigns, and are taking every possible measure to ensure their safety and security,” Mr. Mayorkas said. “Maintaining the security of the presidential candidates and their campaign events is one of our department’s most vital priorities.”protection in late 2015 during his first presidential campaign.
America First Legal, an outfit made up of former senior officials from the Trump administration, said Saturday it had filed an open-records request to determine if the Homeland Security Department rebuffed requests for enhanced Secret Service protection for Mr. Trump. Alex Pfeiffer, spokesman for the Make America Great Again Inc. super PAC, excoriated Democratic lawmakers who supported a bill authored by Rep. Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi that would stripThe Washington Times reached out to Mr. Thompson’s office for comment but did not immediately hear back.“It is regrettable that it has come to this, but this previously unthought-of scenario could become our reality,” the Mississippi lawmaker said.
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