WASHINGTON—The House Oversight Committee kicked off its investigation of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 22 by demanding answers from U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.
Ms. Cheatle declined to provide the committee with some key details as to how suspected shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, managed to come close to a kill shot on a former president before being killed by a Secret Service sharpshooter.
The director, however, did confirm certain details on the day, including when the gunman was deemed a “threat” by agency personnel.
She also rebuffed growing bipartisan calls to resign. …