The new acting director of the Secret Service is scheduled to testify before Congress on Tuesday along with senior FBI officials about the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
Acting Director Ronald Rowe Jr. and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate are scheduled to appear at a joint hearing before the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees, marking the first time members of the Secret Service have appeared before Congress since former Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned earlier this month.
The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for the transcript of Lowe’s prepared remarks to the committee.
Lowe takes over at the helm of the Secret Service at a time when elected officials and the public are increasingly wary of the agency following an assassination attempt on a former Secret Service agent. President Trump.
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The new acting director of the Secret Service (pictured) is scheduled to testify before Congress on Tuesday along with senior FBI officials about the assassination attempt on former President Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Rowe is currently responsible for leading more than 7,800 special agents, uniformed officers, technical law enforcement officers, and administrative and technical staff.
Prior to joining the Secret Service, Rowe served with the West Palm Beach Police Department. In FloridaWest Palm Beach Police Deputy Chief Tony Spatala He told CBS 12 Lowe is described as “highly intelligent” and “multi-talented.”
“Knowing him personally, I am extremely proud of the way he has achieved and exceeded his goals with the Secret Service,” Spatala said. “Ron is an incredibly intelligent man, with many talents and a wealth of experience.”
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Matthew Crooks leaves an office building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, July 29, 2024. Matthew Crooks is the father of Thomas Crooks, the attempted assassin of President Trump. (DWS for Fox News Digital)
Tuesday’s hearing came after the FBI released new details about its investigation into attempted presidential assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks. The FBI told reporters on Monday that Crooks’ family “was not concerned” about the numerous packages he was receiving at his home because he had a long-standing interest in “science” and “experiments.”
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“The perpetrator had a long-standing interest in science and had been conducting experiments for a long time,” FBI Special Agent Kevin Rojek said. Pittsburgh Field Office. “Therefore, [his family] I wasn’t worried [the packages] He was focused on aggression of a nature that was intended to harm other people.”
Crooks, 20 years old, Made 25 firearm-related purchases According to the agency, between the spring of 2023 and the first half of this year, multiple companies used false names online to make six purchases of materials used to make explosives.
A map detailing points of interest related to the investigation into the attempt by Thomas Crooks to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of Senator Chuck Grassley)
President Biden is now tasked with appointing a permanent director of the Secret Service, and he wrote in a statement that he expects to make a selection “in the near future.”
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“The independent investigation to determine what happened on July 13th continues, and I look forward to evaluating its conclusions. We all know what happened that day can never happen again,” Biden wrote. “I wish Kim the best of luck as we move forward, and I expect to appoint a new secretary in the near future.”
Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf Whitten and Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
