Key takeaways from Secret Service director’s congressional grilling on Trump shooting

Published July 22, 2024 4:25pm ET



House members on both sides of the aisle left the Oversight Committee hearing on the shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally feeling unsatisfied and frustrated with the lack of information from Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.

Cheatle declined to provide specifics on how the shooter accessed the roof that allowed him to take aim at Trump and shoot the former president and three others, one fatally, before he was killed by a Secret Service sniper. She also deflected many questions and asked members to speak to the FBI, which is taking point on the federal investigation into the assassination attempt.

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