Frustration Mounts as Secret Service Head Kimberly Cheatle Skirts Questions During Grilling on the Hill

‘Not only should you resign, but if you refuse to do so, President Biden needs to fire you,’ Congressman Michael Turner warns.

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Cheatle testifies about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee July 22, 2024 at Washington. AP/John McDonnell

Members of the House Oversight Committee are growing frustrated as Secret Service head Kimberly Cheatle, in her first appearance before Congress, skirts lawmakers’ biggest questions and maintains that she is “the best person to lead the Secret Service at this time.” 

The chairman of the Committee, Congressman James Comer, began Monday’s meeting by calling for Ms. Cheatle to resign, adding that, “Americans demand accountability but no one has yet to be fired for this historic failure.” 

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