Rebecca Zaeljko
Chairman James Comer and member of the committee Jamie Raskin issued a joint statement calling on U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign following her evasive testimony during a hearing Monday.
Cheat he testified before the House Oversight Committee, which held a hearing Monday on the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Cheatle was summoned by Comer last week. During questioning, Cheatle “failed to respond” about the “stunning operational failure” that occurred during Trump’s rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, Comer and Raskin said in a statement calling for her resignation.
🚨URGENT – Chairman James Comer and member Jamie Raskin are calling on U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign.
Director Cheatle:
On July 13, 2024, the United States Secret Service under your leadership failed to protect former President Donald Trump… photo:twitter.com/rTgMjmyGzr
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) July 22, 2024
“On July 13, 2024, the United States Secret Service, under your leadership, failed to protect former President Donald Trump from an assassination attempt that resulted in the death of Corey Comperatore and serious injury to at least two other people,” the joint statement reads.
“Today, you failed to answer basic questions about this shocking operational failure and to assure the American people that the Secret Service has learned its lesson and is beginning to correct its systemic errors and omissions,” the lawmakers said.
The shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, aimed the gun at the former president and Republican candidate from a rooftop just 130 yards away. Former volunteer firefighter Corey Comperatore was killed at the rally, while two other participants were injured.
Since the attempted attack, several legislators ON both sides The Democratic Party called on Cheatle to resign.
“In the midst of a presidential election, the Committee and the American people are demanding serious institutional accountability and transparency, which you have failed to provide,” the joint statement said. “We urge you to resign as Director as a first step to allow new leadership to quickly address this crisis and rebuild the trust of a truly concerned Congress and the American people.”
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Rebecca Zaeljko is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
