The director of the Secret Service has agreed to testify at a House hearing investigating Saturday’s assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump.
A spokesman for the agency confirmed in a statement Friday that Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle will make the appearance before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, July 22, after its chairman requested her to appear.
“The Secret Service is fully accountable for the safety of its protectees,” the agency spokesman, Anthony Gugliemi, said in the statement, pledging “complete cooperation with Congress.”
“We are committed to better understanding what happened before, during, and after the assassination attempt of former President Trump to ensure that it never happens again,” he added….