Rep. Mark Green demands Secret Service provide info on Trump assassination attempt by next week

The Tennessee Republican said that the briefing request must be answered by July 22.

Published: July 16, 2024 12:32pm

House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green on Tuesday demanded that the Secret Service provide information about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump by next week.

“It is imperative that we partner to understand what went wrong, and how Congress can work with the departments and agencies to ensure this never happens again," the Tennessee Republican said in a press release.

Green specifically requested testimony from FBI director Christopher Wray, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.

Over the weekend, there was an assassination attempt against Trump during a rally in Butler, Penn. Mayorkas has admitted the situation was a result of a security failure on the part of the Secret Service.

Green said that the briefing request must be answered by July 22.

“The American people want answers on what happened Saturday in Pennsylvania," he said. "Secretary Mayorkas and Director Cheatle are responsible for the department and the agency charged with securing our homeland and protecting our nation’s chief executives and candidates, while Director Wray leads the agency with the vital responsibility of investigating this attempted assassination."

Some have called for Cheatle to resign after the assassination attempt, but she has confirmed she will not do so.

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