Secret Service Director Hit With Chorus of Calls to Resign
- Cheatle takes responsibility for lapses before Trump shooting
- Lawmakers are pushing her to resign over July 13 incident
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The embattled head of the Secret Service faced a fresh chorus of calls to resign on Monday, adding to a political firestorm surrounding the agency just months before the US election.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told lawmakers she took full responsibility for security lapses at a Pennsylvania campaign rally where former president Donald Trump was shot earlier this month. However, she also refused to disclose many specifics about the July 13 shooting, drawing ire from both Republicans and Democrats.