President Mike Johnson promises a “full investigation” into Trump's assassination attempt

House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed that Congress would launch a “full investigation” into Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks Sunday morning as the individual who allegedly fired at Trump, hitting the former president's ear, during the rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania. One of those attending the rally died and two others were injured.

Johnson called the assassination attempt “a horrific act of political violence” during a Sunday morning appearance on “Today.”

“Congress will conduct a full investigation of the tragedy to determine where there were safety failures,” Johnson said. published on X Sunday morning.

President Trump showed incredible strength last night.

Our prayers are with him, all those who attended the rally, the injured and the family of the person who lost his life.

Congress will conduct a full investigation into the tragedy to determine where… pic.twitter.com/lZy9BZkB35

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) July 14, 2024

Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle a letter Saturday inviting her to testify before the commission on July 22.

“The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has opened an investigation into today's assassination attempt on President Trump and requests your voluntary appearance at a full committee hearing,” Comer wrote.

BREAKING@RepJamesComer has invited US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify at a hearing on Monday, July 22.

Americans are demanding answers about the assassination attempt on President Trump. pic.twitter.com/zKia2oIxCf

— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) July 14, 2024

Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri sent a letter Sunday to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to call for an investigation into the attack on Trump.

“What little we know suggests a staggering security failure,” Hawley wrote. “Obviously, the shooter was able to gain an elevated position with a clear line of sight to the president, within precise range, with a firearm.”

I am formally demanding a full investigation by the Senate Homeland Security Committee into the massive security failure that led to an attempt on President Trump's life and the killing of an innocent American. pic.twitter.com/x2kuB77nKI

— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 14, 2024

“Alejandro Mayorkas must testify under oath, in public,” Hawley said in a follow-up. publication to X

Johnson declined to provide additional comment beyond his “Today” appearance and a statement Saturday when contacted by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Comer and Hawley did not immediately respond to DCNF's requests for comment.

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