Secret Service Director Gives Information In Parliament About Trump's Shooting Next Monday

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JAKARTA - Director of the Secret Service (US) of the United States (US) Kimberly Cheatle will testify before the House of Representatives Supervisory Committee on Monday next week regarding the shooting of Donald Trump.

Previously, there were calls for Cheatle to resign or be fired after the attempted murder on Saturday, July 13, last week.

"Americans are demanding answers from Director Kimberly Cheatle about the Secret Service's historic security failure that led to an attempted assassination of President Trump, the killing of innocent victims, and wounding others among the crowd," Republican representative James Comer of Kentucky said.

Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the agency was committed to better understanding what happened before, during, and after the shooting 'To make sure it didn't happen again,' he said.

The Republican-led committee and the Secret Service this week argued setting a date for Cheatle to testify, whose peak was Comer calling the director to appear before lawmakers on Monday, July 22.

In response, Secret Service said Cheatle welcomed the opportunity to testify, but requested that the date be postponed.

Comer and committee member from the Democratic Party, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, rejected the request, saying in a rare joint statement, Cheatle should appear before the House of Representatives Supervisory Committee without delay on Monday.

The Inspector-General of the Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that they were investigating the proceedings of the assassination, and other Republican members of Congress also pledged to conduct their own investigations.