“This hearing (Monday) will serve as the beginning of that process to get answers for the American people as to what went wrong with an agency that has a no fail mission,” Comer said during an interview with "Fox News Sunday."
Cheatle is set to testify before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee following calls for the director to step down in the wake of the assassination attempt.
Trump's right ear was injured in the stunning shooting at the former president's campaign rally in Bulter, Pennsylvania on July 13. One person, Corey Comperatore , was killed, and two people were seriously injured.
Comer said the hearing will last six hours, and the director will field bipartisan criticism including questions on how the shooter was able to get near Trump’s rally in Butler, how funding at the agency is being allocated and why some requests for additional security for the former president were denied.
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) listens to testimony from Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a hearing of the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus, Washington, DC, June 3, 2024. Fauci was to many, the public face of government response to the coronavirus and a frequent target of Republican lawmakers' ire arising from the shutdown. (Photo by Allison Bailey / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) ALLISON BAILEY, Middle East Images/AFP via Getty
“We want to know who's at fault for what happened,” Comer said. “We think not only do we need answers, but people need to be held accountable.”
Comer said the shooting has brought into question the Secret Services’ abilities to identify future threats or copycat attempts.
“I think we've got an agency in peril here,” he said. “We've got to instill confidence in the American people that we have a Secret Service that's up to the job, and right now I don't think we have that.”
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