BREAKING: House GOP subpoenas Secret Service head over failures leading to Trump assassination attempt

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Wednesday subpoenaed Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear at a hearing on July 22 regarding the attempted Trump assassination. Comer stated that the Secret Service had initially "committed to [Cheatle's] attendance," but Department of Homeland Security officials "appear to have intervened and [Cheatle's] attendance is now in question."

"The protective mission of the Secret Service is to 'play a critical role in protecting US and visiting world leaders, safeguarding US elections through the protection of candidates and nominees, and ensuring the security of key facilities and major, national-level events.' The assassination attempt of the former President and current Republican nominee for president represents a total failure of the agency’s core mission and demands Congressional oversight," Comer wrote.

"Despite allowing you to speak with the media, both the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Secret Service have failed to provide assurances regarding your appearance at the Oversight Committee’s scheduled hearing, thereby necessitating the attached subpoena."

Comer wrote that the committee sent Cheatle a request to appear before the committee on the date of the attempt. "Initially, the Secret Service committed to your attendance. Subsequently, however, DHS officials appear to have intervened and your attendance is now in question. In addition, since DHS’s intervention, there have been no meaningful updates or information shared with the Committee."

Comer wrote that "the lack of transparency and failure to cooperate with the Committee on this pressing matter by both the DHS and the Secret Service further calls into question tour ability to lead the Secret Service and necessitates the attached subpoena compelling your appearance before the Oversight Committee."