Secret Service Director agrees to testify at House hearing on Trump assassination attempt

The director of the Secret Service has agreed to testify at an upcoming House hearing probing the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee subpoenaed Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear in front of Congress as part of the open investigation into the Trump-rally shooting, claiming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Secret Service "failed to provide assurance regarding your appearance" as reasoning.

Cheatle has since agreed to comply with the subpoena, the committee announced Wednesday evening.

"Americans demand and deserve answers from Director Cheatle about the attempted assassination of President Trump and the Secret Service's egregious failures," the GOP-led committee wrote on X after Cheatle agreed to appear.