Scott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson and other top Republicans are calling for the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle days after a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally. “I’m going to call for resignation …” Johnson, R-La., said during an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. “Look, I think it’s inexcusable.
It goes quicker, there’s not a lot of the procedural hurdles, and it will have subpoena authority for that task force as well,” Johnson said. “It will be compiled of Republicans and Democrats to get down the bottom of this quickly so the American people can get the answers that they deserve.” Lawmakers have numerous questions about Saturday’s stunning assassination attempt.
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