Secret Service Director Says She Has Not Been To Butler 9 Days After Trump Assassination Attempt
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted Monday that she had not been to the site of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, despite nine days having passed since the incident. The Secret Service has been widely criticized by both Republicans and Democrats for failing to prevent a gunman from shooting at and […]
Details about how Trump shooter scaled Butler rally roof emerge in FBI Director Christopher Wray testimony
BETHEL PARK, Pa. – FBI Director Christopher Wray said it’s still unclear how suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks got onto the roof of the building where he targeted former President Donald Trump, but he doesn’t believe he used a ladder. Wray told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that his agency believes “the suspect used some […]
Would-be Trump assassin searched internet about JFK killer Lee Harvey Oswald, FBI director says
A Pennsylvania man who plotted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump at a July 13 campaign rally had used a laptop to search the Internet for information about “how far away was Oswald from Kennedy,” FBI Director Christopher Wray told a U.S. House of Representatives committee on July 24. Wray told the House Judiciary […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Questions Secret Service Director About Perimeter, Gun Used At Butler Rally
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle a seemingly obvious question during a Congressional hearing Monday that the director was unable to answer. Ocasio-Cortez asked Cheatle why the Secret Service perimeter at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wasn’t outside the range of America’s most popular rifle. […]
FBI Director Wray reveals 5 key details about Trump shooters’ stash of explosives, weapons
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed new details about explosive devices found in the car and home of suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Wray has been questioned by lawmakers about the FBI’s investigation into an alleged plot by Crooks to assassinate former President Trump at a campaign rally […]
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Resigns Amid Scrutiny Of Trump Assassination Attempt
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her position on Tuesday after her evasive testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, the Associated Press reports. Cheatle resigned in the aftermath of the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, where 20-year old Thomas Matthew Crooks took aim at the Republican nominee […]
President Joe Biden Praises Ex-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle
President Joe Biden praised former Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle, who resigned after coming under fierce criticism from lawmakers from both parties at a confirmation hearing the previous day for failing to thwart an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Biden said in a statement Tuesday. “Jill and I are grateful to Director Kim […]
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Resigns After Failures During Trump Assassination Attempt
Director of the U.S. Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle is sworn in before testifying before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during a hearing at the Rep. Rayburn Office Building in Washington, DC on July 22, 2024. The beleaguered leader of the U.S. Secret Service has vowed to cooperate with any investigations into the agency following […]
Secret Service director resigns in disgrace 1 day after refusing accountability for worst agency failure in 4 decades
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned. Cheatle offered his resignation the day after a disastrous hearing before the House Oversight Committee and amid growing bipartisan calls for him to step down. His resignation came 10 days after a 20-year-old lone assailant nearly assassinated former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, […]
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Resigns
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned following the assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally. — Seungmin Kim (@seungminkim) July 23, 2024 Her resignation on Tuesday came a day after a tough hearing on Monday by […]