FBI Director Resigns Amid Trump’s Failed Assassination Attempt

The Director of the U.S. Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, resigned due to the agency’s failure to prevent the assassination attempt on former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13th.

According to CNBC news on Tuesday, citing law enforcement sources, it was reported that the announcement of Cheatle’s resignation was expected to be formally made later this morning.

The day before submitting her resignation on July 22nd, Cheatle testified before the House Oversight Committee about the attack on Trump. She faced harsh criticism from members of the committee during Monday’s hearing.

During the hearing, Cheatle initially refused to resign, claiming she was the most qualified person to lead the Secret Service. However, she also acknowledged that the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13th was the agency’s most significant operational failure in decades.

The Secret Service is responsible for protecting the President, Vice President, major presidential candidates, and their families.

Sources revealed that on Tuesday, Cheatle expressed in a letter to Secret Service employees, “Given recent events, I have made the difficult decision to resign from my position as your Director with a heavy heart.”

“The solemn mission of the Secret Service is to protect the nation’s leaders and financial infrastructure. On July 13th, we failed to fulfill this mission,” wrote Cheatle in the letter, and stated that the review would continue, taking full responsibility for the security lapse.

During the Pennsylvania campaign rally on July 13th, former President Trump was shot during his speech, resulting in an injury to his right ear. The incident led to the death of a Trump supporter and two others were critically injured.

Recently, Trump stated in an interview with Fox News that he did not receive any warning from the U.S. Secret Service before the assassination attempt at the Pennsylvania campaign rally.

According to a report from The Washington Post last Saturday, senior Secret Service officials had repeatedly rejected requests from Trump’s security team to increase manpower and equipment at the event before the assassination attempt occurred.