Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) brutally trashed DEI Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle during a House Oversight Committee hearing Monday morning.
Director Cheatle testified alone and under subpoena, facing questions about the agency’s failures in the deadly incident that left one person dead and three injured, including former President Trump.
Representatives of South Carolina did not mince words, accusing the director of a colossal failure and triggering the admission that the new assassination attempt on former President Trump could have been prevented.
Mace began his questioning with a stern warning: “I have a number of questions, very specific questions. I want very specific answers. Most of my questions will require a yes or no answer. Do you understand?”
During the session, Mace accused Cheatle of being dishonest and avoiding his responses.
The South Carolina representative repeatedly pressed Cheatle that he considered the security breach a “colossal failure,” and that it could have been prevented. Despite his initial hesitation, Cheatle eventually conceded both points.
Mace further accused Cheatle of politicizing her role by allegedly leaking her opening statement to several news outlets hours before it was presented to the committee.
Rep. Nancy Mace: Would you say we should issue a subpoena to ask you to appear today transparently? Yes or no?
lie: I am always eager to come and talk to the committee.
Rep. Nancy Mace: Yes no. You don’t want to answer the question. We need to issue a subpoena to get you to appear today. That’s not transparent, by the way. You stated earlier, the Secret Service is not political. Is that true?
lie: yes already.
Rep. Nancy Mace: Yes. Would you say that leaking the opening statement to Punchbowl News, Politico’s Playbook, and the Washington Post hours before it was sent to this committee was political, yes or no?
lie: I don’t know how my statement came out.
Rep. Nancy Mace: Well, that’s bullshit.
The deputy continued to press Cheatle that the Secret Service had complied with the committee’s request for information and documentation related to the assassination attempt.
This includes a complete list of law enforcement personnel present at the rally, all audio and video recordings obtained from the Secret Service, all Secret Service memos related to the incident, and all Secret Service communications related to that day. public meeting.
Cheatle’s repeated response – “I have to get back to you” – drew criticism from Mace, who accused him of being “full of sh*t” and “completely dishonest.”
Rep. Nancy Mace: Is the Secret Service cooperating with our committee?
lie: yes already.
Rep. Nancy Mace: Yes. You said you are cooperating with this committee. On July 15, this committee sent a list of requests for information. Did the Secret Service provide this committee with a complete list of all law enforcement personnel who were there?
Rep. Mace: Have you given the list to the Oversight Committee? Yes or no?
lie: I have to get back to you.
Rep. Nancy Mace: It is not. Have you provided all the audio and video recordings you have to this committee, as we asked on July 15? Yes or no?
lie: I have to get back to you.
Rep. Mace: It is not. You are full of sh*t today. You are just not being honest.
(…)
Rep. Mace: Have you provided all of the memos to this committee that were requested on July 15th? Have you provided all the memorandums to the Secret Service?
lie: I have to get back to you.
Rep. Nancy Mace: It is not. You are not being honest or lying. You are not being honest here with this committee. This is an important question that the American people want to ask, and you just avoid it and talk about it in general. We have to call you to be here, and you won’t answer any questions. We have repeatedly asked you to answer our questions. This is not difficult. This is not a difficult question.
Mace further pressed Cheatle on whether the assassination attempt was a failure of training or execution or both, to which Cheatle responded that it was an answer that would have to be explored. When asked how many Secret Service personnel have lost their jobs as a result of this colossal failure, Cheatle admitted that at this point, no one has.
Rep. Mace: Yes. You said you don’t know, you don’t know. The answer is no. We have not received a single document or information or data from you or your agency related to the public meeting that you have requested. Was this assassination attempt on Donald Trump a failure of training or execution or both?
lie: I think this is an answer worth looking into…
Rep. Nancy Mace: Training, execution, or both. Which?
lie: I think that’s the answer…
Rep. Nancy Mace: well. How many Secret Service personnel lost their jobs because of this colossal failure?
lie: At this point, there isn’t.
Rep. Nancy Mace: How many Secret Service personnel does it take to take a refresher course on how not to let people shoot Donald Trump?
lie: Our personnel are now operational. We are reviewing the facts of this investigation, and we will make the necessary changes.
The explosive exchange ended with Mace demanding to know how long it took law enforcement to respond after learning there was an individual on the roof with a clear line for President Trump.
Rep. Nancy Mace: At what point did law enforcement know there was someone on the roof with a clear line for President Trump?
lie: I’m still verifying the timeline.
Rep. Nancy Mace: Of course it is. Nine days, you have no answer. How many minutes passed between the time law enforcement saw and took photos of crooks in the shooting? How many minutes?
lie: I’m still verifying the timeline.
Rep. Nancy Mace: Fifty seven minutes!
