Calls from top Republican leaders in Congress are growing for the director of the Secret Service to step down following the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. Kimberly Cheatle has agreed to a subpoena issued by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Wednesday, July 17, demanding she testify publicly, potentially on July 22.
Comer said there has been a lack of transparency and failure to cooperate with the committee.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., are among those who are calling for Cheatle to step down. She has indicated she has no intention of doing so.
At the Republican National Convention Wednesday, July 17, a group of GOP senators confronted the Secret Service director on the floor, demanding answers and accountability.
With investigations into the Secret Service’s protocols underway, new details are emerging. ABC News reports law enforcement officials said 20 minutes passed from when Secret Service snipers first spotted the gunman on the rooftop of a building outside the rally’s security zone and the time he fired at former President Trump.
