The U.S. Secret Service is set to brief the GOP Oversight Committee following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at his Saturday rally in Pennsylvania.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) confirmed the news on social media, stating that the committee had been informed of the incident, and an emergency meeting had been called.
Anna Paulina Luna wrote on X:
“Secret Service has responded to GOP Oversight and will be briefing us ASAP. We have also notified Secret Service that we will be holding an emergency hearing ASAP to uncover what transpired at President Trump’s rally. The Secret Service Director is being called to testify. Date will be announced soon.”
Secret Service has responded to @GOPoversight and will be briefing us ASAP. We have also notified Secret Service that we will be holding an emergency hearing ASAP to uncover what transpired at President Trump’s rally. The Secret Service Director is being called to testify. Date…
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) July 14, 2024
Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, announced that he “has already contacted the Secret Service for a briefing and am also calling on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear for a hearing. The Oversight Committee will send a formal invitation soon.”
“My prayers are with President Trump and the victims of the assassination attempt at today’s rally in Pennsylvania,” he added.
“I thank the brave Secret Service members who put their lives at risk to protect President Trump and for the American patriots in the audience who helped others who were hurt.”
“Political violence in all forms is unamerican and unacceptable. There are many questions and Americans demand answers.”
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— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) July 14, 2024
I have already contacted the Secret Service for a briefing and am also calling on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear for a hearing. The Oversight Committee will send a formal invitation soon.
My prayers are with President Trump and the victims of the…
The Oversight Committee echoed these sentiments in their announcement:
“Rep. James Comer has invited U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify at a hearing on Monday, July 22. Americans demand answers about the assassination attempt of President Trump.”
🚨BREAKING🚨@RepJamesComer has invited U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify at a hearing on Monday, July 22.
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) July 14, 2024
Americans demand answers about the assassination attempt of President Trump. pic.twitter.com/zKia2oIxCf
The hooter was in easy view of Trump from the roof of a nearby structure, a location that the Secret Service would have investigated and controlled access to prior to the event – making the incident more suspicious.
Witnesses claim they alerted the Secret Service to a man on the roof with a rifle, and they failed to do anything.
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