House Speaker Mike Johnson has vowed that Congress will launch a “thorough investigation” into Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the suspect who opened fire on Trump at a rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania on Sunday morning, wounding the former president in the ear, leaving one rally attendee dead and two injured. (Related story: Family identifies mob member killed at Trump rally as former volunteer fire chief)
During an appearance on the “Today” show on Sunday morning, Prime Minister Johnson called the assassination attempt a “horrific act of political violence.”
“Congress will conduct a full investigation into this tragedy and examine whether there were any security failures,” Johnson said. Posts X Sunday morning.
President Trump showed incredible strength last night.
Our prayers are with him, all those at the rally, those injured, and the families of those who lost their lives.
Parliament will conduct a thorough investigation into the tragedy to determine who is responsible. pic.twitter.com/lZy9BZkB35
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) July 14, 2024
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight Committee, called on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. letter It invited her on Saturday to testify before the committee on July 22. (RELATED: 'I've been shot': President Trump issues statement after being evacuated from rally stage)
“The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has begun an investigation into today's assassination attempt on President Trump, and I invite you to voluntarily appear at a committee hearing,” Comer wrote.
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨@RepJamesComer Kimberly Cheatle, director of the U.S. Secret Service, was called to testify at the hearing on Monday, July 22nd.
The American people are demanding an explanation for the assassination attempt on President Trump. pic.twitter.com/zKia2oIxCf
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) July 14, 2024
Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley letter On Sunday, Trump called on Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to investigate the attack on him.
“What little information we know indicates a staggering security failure,” Hawley wrote. “Apparently, the shooter had access to a firearm and was able to position himself elevated in a clear line of sight to the president, with ample range.”
I formally demand a full investigation by the Senate Homeland Security Committee into the massive security failures that led to the assassination attempt on President Trump and the murder of innocent Americans 👇 pic.twitter.com/x2kuB77nKI
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 14, 2024
“Alejandro Mayorkas needs to testify publicly under oath,” Hawley said in a follow-up. post About X.
Johnson declined to comment to the Daily Caller News Foundation beyond his “Today” appearance and Saturday's statement. Comer and Hawley did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.
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