Secret Service chief berated in House hearing after Trump rally shooting
by Joan E Greve in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6PD7Z)
Lawmakers of both parties call for resignation of Kimberly Cheatle, who admits agency failed' at ex-president's rally
Lawmakers grilled the director of the US Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, during a contentious House hearing on Monday, where members of both parties called for her resignation in the wake of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump earlier this month.
In her opening statement, Cheatle acknowledged the Secret Service had failed" on 13 July, when a 20-year-old gunman was able to take a clear shot at the former president from a rooftop near Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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