Secret Service will privately brief lawmakers on Trump assassination attempt
The closed-door briefing is the latest sign that Congress is gearing up for a multi-committee investigation into the shooting.
House Homeland Security Republicans had been expected to be briefed Monday by Cheatle. But a committee spokesperson said Monday afternoon that after Cheatle agreed to brief members, the Secret Service asked to reschedule.
“The Committee has made clear that it expects to receive an alternative briefing date from the [Secret Service] promptly,” the spokesperson said, adding that Homeland Security Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) and ranking member Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) spoke Monday with the FBI.
Speaker Mike Johnson, in a social media post over the weekend, vowed the House would conduct a “full investigation.”
“The American people deserve to know the truth. We will have Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and other appropriate officials from DHS and the FBI appear for a hearing before our committees ASAP,” he added.