Kweisi Mfume

Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) asked Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle questions at a Monday House Committee Hearing about reports of “poor staff morale” within the agency.

Director of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Kimberly Cheatle appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Monday following a nationwide call for answers following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13.Hearing Takeaways: Cheatle offered vague commentary on the implications of the attempt. The director said that the USSS “will move heaven and earth” to make sure that an event like the one on July 13 would not happen again.“We failed,” Cheatle said in her opening statement. During an aggressive line of questioning by Nancy Mace (R-SC), Cheatle agreed that the attempt was “preventable.”Several representatives — including committee chair James Comer (R-KY), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and others — called on Cheatle to resign her post.“I think I am the best person to lead the Secret Service at this time," Cheatle said under questioning by Virginia Foxx (R-VA).Cheatle repeatedly insisted that she would not comment on ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) unloaded expletives on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle in Monday’s House Oversight Committee hearing on Monday that examined the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump. “You’re full of s--- today. You’re just being completely dishonest,” Mace told Cheatle. Mace had just asked Cheatle if she had provided all the audio [...]