UPDATED: Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned following in the fallout of the attempted assassination of Former President Donald Trump.
Cheatle testified before Congress yesterday. She had faced mounting pressure from both sides of the aisle to step down following the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Top lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee are calling on the Secret Service director to resign.
Kentucky Republican James Comer and Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin released a rare joint letter calling on director Kimberly Cheatle to resign for failing to protect Donald Trump from an assassination attempt that ultimately killed one rally goer and injured at least two others. The lawmakers said Cheatle failed to provide answers to basic questions today during a congressional hearing that led to the shooting.
Congress members on both sides of the aisles took turns grilling Cheatle over the security lapses. You can read the full letter by clicking here.
