Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) has subpoenaed the director of the Secret Service to testify about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle received a subpoena from the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in connection with the public investigation into the assassination attempt on the former president.
President Trump was shot in the ear by a gunman during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, with lawmakers immediately calling for a detailed report on the deadly incident and the former president’s security.
The subpoena “will thwart any attempt by the Department of Homeland Security to vacate her court appearance on Monday,” a spokesperson for the Oversight Committee told Fox News’ Chad Pergram.
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Republican candidate Donald Trump was photographed being escorted off stage at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, with blood running down his face and surrounded by Secret Service agents. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
After the incident, which left one rally attendee dead, Comer wrote Cheatle requesting that she and other Secret Service members appear at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on July 22, 2024.
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“Today, a gunman opened fire on President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and President Trump survived an assassination attempt,” Comer said in the letter to Cheatle. “At least one bystander was killed.”
Rep. James Comer has subpoenaed the director of the Secret Service to testify about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“The Committee has contacted the United States Secret Service and has requested a formal briefing to Committee members regarding this evening’s assassination attempt on President Trump in Pennsylvania,” Comer wrote.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, also called for explanations from the Secret Service, FBI and “other appropriate authorities” regarding the events at the Trump rally.
The Republican-led committee plans to hold hearings on the assassination attempt in July.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
