The Secret Service has already taken action. But two weeks after the assassination attempt on former President Trump, many questions remain unanswered. A group in the US House of Representatives is now set to address these questions.
The US House of Representatives has voted to form a bipartisan committee to investigate the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The decision to pass a resolution was made unanimously, US media reported on Wednesday (local time).
The aim is to “understand what went wrong on the day of the assassination attempt” and “to prevent such a failure of authority from ever happening again,” Republican Chairman Mike Johnson and Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had previously said.
Strong criticism of the Secret Service
The result of the vote of 416 votes in favor and not a single vote against underlined the horror that exists across political camps at the possibility of such an act. Protecting the country's security knows no party boundaries, said Johnson.
On July 13, a gunman fired several shots from the roof of a nearby building at a Trump campaign rally. One spectator was killed and two others were seriously wounded. Trump was injured in the ear. The perpetrator was killed by security forces.
Task force of 13 members
In recent days, there has been strong criticism of the Secret Service's actions because the shooter was able to get onto a roof with a direct view of the stage despite all security measures. On Tuesday, the head of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, finally took action and resigned.
The task force is expected to submit a final report on its findings by December 13, including recommendations for possible changes to the law to prevent future security breaches. The appointments to the committee will be announced this Thursday, Johnson told CNN.
In total, the working group will be made up of seven Republicans and six Democrats, it was said. Among other things, they will be given the power to issue subpoenas.
