The House Oversight Committee hearing will be Kimberly Cheatle’s first appearance before lawmakers since the July 13 Pennsylvania rally shooting that left one spectator dead.
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, seen speaking during a Republican National Convention security news conference on June 6, 2024, will testify before Congress on Monday. appeared Monday before a congressional committee as calls mount for her to resign over security failures at a rally where a 20-year-old gunman
“This tragedy was preventable,” said Rep. James Comer, the chair of Oversight committee. “The Secret Service has a zero-fail mission but it failed on July 13 and in the days leading up to the rally,” Comer said. Before the shooting, local law enforcement had noticed Crooks pacing around the edges of the rally, peering into the lens of a rangefinder toward the rooftops behind the stage where the president later stood, officials have told The Associated Press. An image of Crooks was circulated by officers stationed outside the security perimeter.
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