The U.S. Secret Service is set to brief the GOP Oversight Committee following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.
The news was announced by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) on social media, stating that the committee had been informed of the incident and would hold an emergency hearing as soon as possible.
“Secret Service has responded to GOP Oversight and will be briefing us ASAP. We have also notified Secret Service that we will be holding an emergency hearing ASAP to uncover what transpired at President Trump’s rally. The Secret Service Director is being called to testify. Date will be announced soon,” Anna Paulina Luna wrote on X.Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, announced on his social media account that he “have already contacted the Secret Service for a briefing and am also calling on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear for a hearing. The Oversight Committee will send a formal invitation soon. “My prayers are with President Trump and the victims of the assassination attempt at today’s rally in Pennsylvania. I thank the brave Secret Service members who put their lives at risk to protect President Trump and for the American patriots in the audience who helped others who were hurt. Political violence in all forms is unamerican and unacceptable. There are many questions and Americans demand answers,” he added.