The director of the Secret Service has agreed to testify at upcoming House hearings investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee subpoenaed Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear before Congress as part of its public investigation into the Trump rally shooting, citing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Secret Service’s “failure to provide assurances of appearance.”
The committee announced Wednesday night that Cheatle had agreed to comply with the subpoena.
“The American people want and are entitled to an explanation from Director Cheatle regarding the assassination attempt on President Trump and the egregious Secret Service failures,” the Republican-led committee wrote to X after Cheatle agreed to appear.
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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle holds a press conference in Chicago on June 4. (Getty Images)
The committee’s chairman, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), wrote Cheatle in a letter that “the committee has not received any meaningful updates or information.”
“The lack of transparency and failure to cooperate with the Committee on this urgent matter from both the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service casts further doubt on your ability to lead the Secret Service and requires the attached subpoena to compel your appearance before the Oversight Committee,” the letter accompanying the subpoena said.
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After initially asking Cheatle to voluntarily appear at the hearing, a spokesperson for the Oversight committee told Fox News’ Chad Pergram that the subpoena “will thwart any attempt by the Department of Homeland Security to cancel her appearance on Monday.”
Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci took this photo of former President Trump shortly after the assassination attempt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday that left one rally-goer dead and several others injured.
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Members of Congress immediately called for an investigation into the incident, with a committee hearing scheduled for Monday, July 22.
