The head of the Secret Service has been ordered to appear at a House Oversight Committee hearing next week as part of an investigation into the attempt to assassinate Trump.
Cheatle's voluntary appearance at the July 22 hearing recently came into question, which necessitated the subpoena, according to the subpoena from Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. The document, obtained by NBC News, said the Secret Service originally committed to her voluntary attendance but officials from the Department of Homeland Security "appear to have intervened."
"The lack of transparency and failure to cooperate with the Committee on this pressing matter by both DHS and the Secret Service further calls into question your ability to lead the Secret Service and necessitates the attached subpoena compelling your appearance before the Oversight Committee," Comer wrote.
The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general will investigate the Secret Service's handling of Donald Trump's rally on Saturday.
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Video emerges showing law enforcement officers stopped by fence after shooting
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Video verified by NBC News shows the moment Secret Service and state police officers were stopped from reaching the building from where shooter Thomas Crooks had just shot former President Donald Trump by a metal fence.
The video, posted to X, shows officers stood waiting while a police vehicle rammed the fence to make an opening. The SUV only managed to create a hole big enough for officers to then crawl through.
Everything about this fiasco and the upcoming investigations might be laughable if not for loss of an innocent life and serious injury to other innocent rally-goers. jmo