House reps from both sides of the political aisle drafted a joint letter calling on Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle to resign after a failed attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life.
In a bipartisan letter on Monday following hours of testimony from Cheatle, House Judiciary Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) issued a letter urging Cheatle’s resignation, stating her answers during congressional testimony undermined confidence in her ability to lead the agency.
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“On July 13, 2024, the United States Secret Service under your leadership failed to protect former President Donald Trump from an assassination attempt that took the life of Corey Comperatore and seriously injured at least two other people,” the letter states.
“Today, you failed to provide answers to basic questions regarding that stunning operational failure and to reassure the American people that the Secret Service has learned its lessons and begun to correct its systemic blunders and failures.
“We call on you to resign as Director as a first step to allowing new leadership to swiftly address this crisis and rebuild the trust of a truly concerned Congress and the American people,” Comer and Raskin wrote.
The letter came as Cheatle faced intense grilling Monday as even Democrat congressmen demanded she answer for the failures that led to former President Trump being shot in the ear by a would-be assassin at his MAGA rally in Butler, Penn., last Saturday.
Read more about Cheatle’s Congressional testimony below:
• Secret Service Chief Admits Using ENCRYPTED Apps On Personal Phone to Communicate with Colleagues
• Secret Service Head Confirms Multiple Shooters At Trump Rally!
• ‘You Are Full of Sh*t Today!’ Nancy Mace Slams Secret Service Director in Epic Takedown
• USSS Director Cheatle Refuses To Say Crooks Was Lone Gunman!
• Secret Service Chief Says She Would NOT Have Resigned If Trump Had Been Killed
