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New York TimesAPR 21 2022
US Secret Service Director Cheatle Resigns
US Secret Service Director Cheatle Resigns
Above: July 22, 2024: United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during a hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Kent Nishimura/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
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Director of the US Secret Service (USSS) Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday, writing to her staff that she "fell short" in the agency's "mission" to protect the nation's leaders, referring to the July 13 assassination attempt on former Pres. Donald Trump.
Her resignation came a day after she testified before the House Oversight Committee's hearing on the assassination attempt.
During the hearing, Cheatle said the attempted assassin's ability to gain access to the roof from which he shot at Trump was "the most significant operational failure" of the USSS in "decades."