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Secret Service director resigns amid anger over Trump shooting security lapses

Then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testified before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Monday, a day before resigning. Cheatle, a 29-year veteran of the Secret Service, previously served under former President Clinton, led protection for former Vice President Dick Cheney and oversaw the agency’s protective mission during Trump’s time in office. “As we move forward, I wish Kim all …

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Secret Service director to testify agency ‘failed’ during Trump shooting

CNN — United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is expected to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday that her agency “failed” its mission during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump earlier this month. “The Secret Service has a zero fail mission, but it failed on July 13 and in the days leading up to the rally,” Comer’s …

House panel subpoenas Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle

WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a subpoena Wednesday to the Secret Service director compelling her to appear before the committee on Monday for what is scheduled to be the first congressional hearing into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Rep. James Comer said initially that the Secret Service committed to …

House Republicans ready contempt vote against FBI director Wray over Biden document

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee plans to move forward this week with holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. “The FBI again refused to hand over the unclassified record to the custody of the House Oversight Committee,” Comer told reporters after the briefing. The word “alleged” was used three times in the opening paragraph …

GOP chairman moves to hold FBI director Wray in contempt over Biden doc

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee said Tuesday he is moving forward with holding FBI Director Chris Wray in contempt of Congress because the department has not turned over a bureau record that purports to relate to President Joe Biden and his family. In response, the FBI said in a statement that it remains committed to cooperating …

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Republicans WILL hold FBI Director Wray in contempt for REFUSING to hand over Biden doc

Rep. James Comer and Sen. Chuck Grassley will still be holding a phone call with Wray on Wednesday 'The FBI's decision to stiff-arm Congress and hide this information from the American people is obstructionist and unacceptable,' said Comer Republicans are moving forward with contempt charges against FBI Director Chris Wray after he failed to hand over an internal document that …

McCarthy threatens to charge FBI director with contempt over Biden family probe

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is now threatening to charge Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christopher Wray with contempt of Congress if he does not make more of an effort to comply with the investigation into President Joe Biden's family. Although McCarthy was supposed to be discussing lawmakers' heated negotiations regarding the debt ceiling, at one point the discussion shifted to …