House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan ENDED Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s career after he demanded she answer whether she was “guessing or lying” about President Donald Trump being denied security when he requested.
Secret Service denies claims that it denied Trump additional security at the July 13 rally in which the former president was shot. However, the agency later admitted to rejecting requests.
“So which is it? Because both statements can’t be true. Were you guessing or lying when you said you didn’t turn down a request from President Trump’s detail?” Jordan asked Cheatle.
“Neither,” Cheatle replied. “What I can tell you is that for the event in Butler, there were no requests that were denied,” she added, referring to the Pennsylvania town where Trump’s rally was held.
“Maybe they got tired of asking,” Jordan shot back. “Maybe you turned them down so darn much they said, ‘Not worth asking!’”
Cheatle refused to say how many times Trump’s team had asked for more personnel, yet she continued to defend the agency’s decision.
“A denial of a request does not equal a vulnerability. There are a number of ways that threats and risks can be mitigated with a number of different assets, whether that be through personnel, whether that be through technology, or other resources,” she said.
Jorden replied, “What to change from absolutely false unequivocally false to ‘Oh, by the way, there were some times where we didn’t give them what they wanted’. That’s a huge change in five days. And the fact that you can’t answer how many times you did that, that’s pretty darn frustrating, not just for me, but for the country.”