July 22-23, 2024 – House Oversight hearings on the U.S. Secret Service and the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump

In Email/Dossier/Govt Corruption Investigations by Katie Weddington

HEARING: Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump Hearing

WITNESS: Director of the U.S. Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle

While U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle refused to answer most of the questions asked of her today, here are a few things we did learn:

1. Nine days after an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump’s life, the director of the U.S. Secret Service DOES NOT have a comprehensive timeline of events.

2. She HAS NOT visited the site in Butler, PA.

3. The roof the shooter used was OUTSIDE the perimeter the Secret Service was monitoring.

4. She thinks that the assassination attempt was “the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades,” yet she still believes she is the best person to lead the Secret Service.

5. She was more forthcoming with her TV interview appearances than our hearing and even had her opening statement“leaked” to journalists hours before our committee received a copy.

6. She believes this tragedy, which claimed a life, almost killed President Trump, and injured two others, WAS preventable.

7. She ADMITS to multiple lapses in security under her leadership of the law enforcement agency.

8. She believes there were SUFFICIENT resources given to President Trump on the day he was shot.

9. She COULD NOT answer whether or not the gunman acted alone.

July 23, 2024:

Chairman Comer Statement on Secret Service Director Cheatle’s Resignation: “The Oversight Committee’s hearing resulted in Director Cheatle’s resignation and there will be more accountability to come. The Secret Service has a no-fail mission yet it failed historically on Director Cheatle’s watch. At yesterday’s Oversight Committee hearing, Director Cheatle instilled no confidence that she has the ability to ensure the Secret Service can meet its protective mission. Egregious security failures leading up to and at the Butler, Pennsylvania campaign rally resulted in the assassination attempt of President Trump, the murder of an innocent victim, and harm to others in the crowd. While Director Cheatle’s resignation is a step toward accountability, we need a full review of how these security failures happened so that we can prevent them going forward. We will continue our oversight of the Secret Service in support of the House Task Force to deliver transparency, accountability, and solutions to ensure this never happens again.”