Members of Congress blasted the Secret Service director Monday for leaking her testimony to reporters hours before she delivered it to Capitol Hill for her high-stakes testimony.
Ms. Cheatle insisted she had no idea how her remarks got out.
“That’s b———-,” declared Rep. Nancy Mace, South Carolina Republican.
“Nine days in, you have no answers,” Ms. Mace said.
Ms. Cheatle was testifying after a gunman came within a quarter of an inch of killing former President Donald Trump. Lawmakers from both parties said the shooting indicated a bigger gap in national security if a gunman was able to come that close to killing an active presidential candidate under Secret Service protection.
Ms. Cheatle’s lack of answers proved particularly frustrating for lawmakers.
“You answered more questions with an ABC reporter than members of Congress,” said Rep. James Comer, chairman of the committee.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, said Ms. Cheatle needed to do better on her answers in order to head off a truly dangerous moment.
“The violence that could break out in this political moment regardless of party, in the event of someone getting hurt, constitutes a national security threat to the country,” she said.
• Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.
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