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From ABC News: U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who came under scrutiny for the agency’s failure to prevent the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, has resigned, according to two sources familiar with the decision.
Cheatle had faced calls to step down since the shooting at a Trump rally on July 13, which left one attendee dead and two others critically injured.
She announced her resignation in an email to Secret Service employees Tuesday morning.
“The Secret Service’s solemn mission is to protect our nation’s leaders and financial infrastructure. On July 13th, we fell short on that mission,” she wrote. “The scrutiny over the last week has been intense and will continue to remain as our operational tempo increases. As your Director, I take full responsibility for the security lapse.”
Cheatle had previously insisted she would not resign, and declared in an interview after the terrifying incident, “The buck stops with me. “I am the director of the Secret Service, and I need to make sure that we are performing a review and that we are giving resources to our personnel as necessary.”
In her resignation letter, Cheatle referenced the bipartisan calls for her to resign during and following the heated congressional hearing on Monday.
After bipartisan calls for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation in the wake of an assassination attempt on former Pres. Trump, the “writing was on the wall” for her to step down, ABC News’ @AaronKatersky says. https://t.co/GHoPVLSC9w pic.twitter.com/pRC35hgls9
— ABC News (@ABC) July 23, 2024
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The Oversight Committee’s hearing resulted in Secret Service Director Cheatle’s resignation and there will be more accountability to come.
Read my full statement.👇 pic.twitter.com/0Gi0qUetCQ
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) July 23, 2024
It took a congressional subpoena, articles of impeachment, and one of the most embarrassing displays of incompetence in front of the nation and the 118th Congress to get Kimberly Cheatle to resign. https://t.co/mW3HET7Ueu
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) July 23, 2024
BREAKING: U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who came under scrutiny for the agency’s failure to prevent the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, has resigned, according to two sources familiar with the decision.https://t.co/GHoPVLSC9w pic.twitter.com/tLgcSsP9oH
— ABC News (@ABC) July 23, 2024
