Report: Secret Service Director Resigns

In a stunning development, the Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned.

The resignation comes amid heightened pressure from lawmakers over the Secret Service’s role in a recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a rally in Butler. Pennsylvania.

The shooter killed one rally attendee and injured two others. Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet as he delivered remarks on stage.

Cheatle testified before the House Oversight Committee on Monday.

Cheatle admitted under oath that the Secret Service “on July 13th, we failed.” 

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“As the director of the United States Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security lapse of our agency,” she said. “We must learn what happened and I will move heaven and earth to ensure that an incident like July 13th does not happen again.” 

Cheatle added: “Our agents, officers and support personnel understand that every day we are expected to sacrifice our lives to execute a no fail mission.”

During the hearing, Cheatle said the Secret Service is “still looking into the advanced process and the decision made” as to why an agent wasn’t positioned on top of the roof that Crooks used to fire at former President Trump.

“The building was outside of the perimeter on the day of the visit. But again, that is one of the things that during the investigation, we want to take a look at and determine whether or not other decisions should have been made,” she said. 

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