Embattled U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is expected to tell Congress on Monday that her agency failed to keep former President Donald Trump safe.
Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, narrowly escaped being assassinated during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. A shooter fewer than 200 yards away on an uncovered rooftop was able to pierce Trump’s right ear with a bullet and tragically kill a Trump supporter in the crowd.
Cheatle has been under intense scrutiny since the shooting and will testify under subpoena before the House Oversight Committee. In released excerpts of her prepared testimony from the Department of Homeland Security, Cheatle admits her agency’s failure.
“The Secret Service’s solemn mission is to protect our nation’s leaders. On July 13th, we failed,” Cheatle will tell Congress. “As the Director of the United States Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security lapse. As an agency, we are fully cooperating with the FBI’s investigation, the oversight you have initiated here, and conducting our own internal mission assurance review at my direction. Likewise, we will cooperate with the pending external review and the DHS Office of the Inspector General.” […]
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