The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a resolution to establish a bipartisan select committee to investigate the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
HR 1367: Taking the lead The select committee bill, introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, passed the House unanimously. The announcement comes after U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle sparked bipartisan outrage with ambiguous testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, leading to her resignation on Tuesday. (Related article: Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns amid ongoing investigation into Trump assassination attempt)
The House passed the resolution by a vote of 416-0.
“The security failures that allowed the assassination attempt on Donald Trump are shocking,” Johnson and Jeffries said in a joint statement. statement “The task force will be empowered with subpoena power and will act swiftly to determine the facts, ensure accountability, and ensure failures like this never happen again,” it said in a statement released Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 8: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) (R) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) perform the national anthem at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Deitch/Getty Images)
The task force will be made up of seven Republicans and six Democrats “in response to calls for bipartisan responses,” according to a joint statement from Johnson and Jeffries. (RELATED: James Comer and Jamie Raskin call for Secret Service director's resignation after unfair hearings into Trump shooting)
The resolution was also sponsored by Republican Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania, who was in the front row of a Trump rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, when 20-year-old suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks shot and wounded Trump, killed attendees Corey Comperatore, and wounded James Copenhaver and David Duch. Stable The situation as of Monday.
The gunman targeted the Republican candidate from a rooftop just 130 yards from the stage. It's been found The flag was raised by the USSS about an hour before Trump took the stage after it was reported by a witness. (RELATED: Secret Service told senators shooter “identified” about 50 minutes before Trump took the stage at the rally, sources say)
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Cheatle resigned the day after his testimony on Monday, saying he “takes full responsibility for any security failings,” according to the email. Obtained According to the Associated Press, Johnson said Cheatle's resignation was “long overdue” but that other senior executives still “may be held responsible.”
“She should have done this at least a week ago.” Johnson Said “Now we have to pick up the pieces. We have to rebuild the trust and confidence of the American people as an institution,” he said at a news conference Tuesday.
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