However, she refused to resign at the request of the Republicans.
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle during a hearing in Congress acknowledged that her office failed in its mission during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
About this informs AP.
She said the assassination attempt was the Secret Service's “most significant operational failure” in decades. She stated that she would thoroughly investigate why this happened.
Chheatle stated that the suspicious person had been reported to the Secret Service several times. Additionally, the roof from which the shooting took place was identified as potentially vulnerable several days before the rally. She said she apologized to Trump for the botch on the phone call.
However, she refused to resign at the request of the Republicans.
She added that the official investigation should be completed within 60 days.
Recall that it was previously reported that security measures are being tightened around the Trump residence.
In addition, we previously reported that The FBI spoke about the motives of a 20-year-old guy who shot at a US presidential candidate.
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