House members seethe at Secret Service failures, will question them on Trump assassination attempt

House Republicans have expressed their concerns and anger over security failures at former President Donald's rally in Pennsylvania where he survived an assassination attempt.

"We're going to have FBI Director Wray... he was scheduled to be in next week," Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., said on the Thursday edition of the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. "I'm really looking forward to him being in here. They need to answer these questions. We've seen this massive failure by our Department of Justice, the intelligence agencies and now the Secret Service."

Different House committees have planned hearings next week to address the security failures at the July 13 rally. Those called to testify include Wray, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.

The Secret Service has attempted to blame local police, which has the nation's largest police group, Fraternal Order of Police, pushing back against the implication. Cheatle has previously stated that there was no agent on the building the shooter used to aim at Trump because it has a sloped roof. 

".@GOPoversight is holding a crucial hearing this Monday to investigate the attempted assassination on President Trump. It’s essential to uncover the truth and ensure justice is served. #ProtectOurPresident," Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., wrote on the social media platform, X.

Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., said that he has concerns about the FBI investigating the security failures and that Congress needs to have an independent investigation. 

"We're gonna have several chairmen and our speaker has demanded that we get to the bottom of it so that our presidential candidates are safe, but [also] the American people are safe," Cline said on the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. "I mean, we had an American hero, a firefighter, who was killed on Saturday."

Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., said during a Fox News interview Thursday that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who tried to kill Trump, had three encrypted overseas accounts.

"We know that they were based in servers overseas," Waltz said, according to Real Clear Politics. "And so you've got to work over there with the FBI liaisons overseas to start getting into them through their authorities."