US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her post on Tuesday following her evasive testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, the Associated Press reports.
Cheatle resigned in the wake of the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, in which 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks took aim at the Republican candidate from a rooftop 130 meters away, killing aide Corey Comperatore and leaving other members of the public injured. seconds in the PA. Cheatle's testimony Monday was met with an onslaught of bipartisan a scrutiny that cites major security lapses and has given rise to widespread calls for her resignation.
“I take full responsibility for the security failure,” he said in an email to staff obtained by the AP on Tuesday. “In light of recent events, it is with a heavy heart that I have made the difficult decision to step down as director.”
“Jill and I are grateful to Director Kim Cheatle for her decades of public service,” President Joe Biden said in a statement on Tuesday. “She has selflessly dedicated herself and risked her life to protect our nation throughout her career with the United States Secret Service. We especially thank her for answering the call to lead the Secret Service during our Administration and we are Thank you for your service to our family.”
“The independent review to get to the bottom of what happened on July 13 continues and I look forward to evaluating its findings,” Biden continued in the statement. “We all know what happened that day can never happen again. As we move forward, I wish Kim the best and plan to name a new director soon.”
Cheatle and the USSS have tried to explain away the security failures, claiming that no one was stationed on the “sloped” roof. because it was insecure. Other reports from whistleblowers contradicted this claim, alleging that law enforcement had indeed been placed on the roof, but that the individual “Abandoned its publication due to the heat,” seconds to a letter from Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri to the US Department of Homeland Security.
“The buck stops with me,” Cheatle said in one interview with ABC News. I'm the director of the Secret Service and I have to make sure that we're doing a review and that we're resourcing our staff as needed.”
“While Director Cheatle's resignation is a step toward accountability, we need a full review of how these security failures occurred so we can prevent them from continuing,” said James Comer, chairman of the Oversight Committee. statement at X. “We will continue to monitor the Secret Service in support of the House task force to provide transparency, accountability and solutions to ensure this never happens again.”
Cheatle has served as director of the US Secret Service since August 2022.
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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