Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after the agency came under harsh scrutiny for its failure to stop a would-be assassin from wounding former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally, the White House said Tuesday, July 23.
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Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the Secret Service, poses for a portrait at the agency's headquarters in Washington D.C. on March 21, 2023.USA TODAY NETWORK
Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the Secret Service, shows a video of a proposed training facility that includes a full-scale replica of the White House inside a room in their headquarters in Washington, D.C.USA TODAY NETWORK
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks at a press conference by the U.S. Secret Service about the Republican National Convention on Thursday June 6, in Milwaukee, Wisc.USA TODAY NETWORK
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks at a press briefing about the upcoming RNC security perimeters in Milwaukee on Friday, June 21.USA TODAY NETWORK
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks at a press briefing about the upcoming RNC security perimeters in Milwaukee on Friday, June 21.USA TODAY NETWORK
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks at a press briefing about the upcoming RNC security perimeters in Milwaukee on Friday, June 21.USA TODAY NETWORK
Kimberly Cheatle, director of the Secret Service, arrives to testify in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on July 22, in Washington. In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Cheatle has come under fire for the Secret Service’s response and the security measures at the rally where the shooting occurred.USA TODAY NETWORK
Kimberly Cheatle, director of the Secret Service, testifies in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on July 22, in Washington. In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Cheatle has come under fire for the Secret Service’s response and the security measures at the rally where the shooting occurred..USA TODAY NETWORK
Kimberly Cheatle, director of the Secret Service, is sworn in in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on July 22, in Washington. In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Cheatle has come under fire for the Secret Service’s response and the security measures at the rally where the shooting occurred.USA TODAY NETWORK
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies during a congressional hearing Monday after former President Donald Trump’s assassination attempt.USA TODAY NETWORK
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies during a congressional hearing Monday after former President Donald Trump’s assassination attempt.