After an explosive hearing in front of the House Oversight Committee, Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle’s job may be more at risk than ever.
Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina announced that she had filed a privileged motion to impeach the embattled director on Monday, hours after the conclusion of the House committer hearing.
Just filed a privileged motion to impeach Kim Cheatle, Director of the Secret Service. This will force a vote within the next 48 hours.
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) July 23, 2024
The anger over the Secret Service’s failure to protect former president Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has been seen across the political spectrum. Even progressive Democrats like Ro Khanna were extremely tough in their grilling of the Secret Service chief.
KHANNA: Now, Director Cheatle, would you agree that this is the most serious security lapse since President Reagan…
