The embattled director of the Secret Service has resigned from her post less than 24 hours after lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle eviscerated her during a hearing looking into the staggering security lapses before the assassination attempt of Donald Trump.
Kimberly Cheatle reverses course after defiantly telling lawmakers she would not step down
Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the U.S. Secret Service, told the House oversight and accountability committee on Monday that the attempt on Donald Trump’s life was the ‘most serious operational failure’ by the agency in more than four decades.
The embattled director of the U.S. Secret Service has reportedly resigned from her post, one day after lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle eviscerated her over the agency’s failure to stop the attempted assassination of former president and Republican candidate Donald J. Trump.
“I take full responsibility for the security lapse,” Kimberly Cheatle said in the email to staff Tuesday, as reported by The Associated Press. “In light of recent events, it is with a heavy heart that I have made the difficult decision to step down as your director.”
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With files from The Associated Press