Oversight chairman to issue subpoena to ensure Secret Service director attends Monday's hearing
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer will issue a subpoena for Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle to ensure she attends the committee's hearing on Monday, July 22, a committee spokeswoman said.
"While the Secret Service confirmed Director Cheatle is expected to appear," Comer will issue a subponea "to head off any attempt by [the Department of Homeland Security] to backtrack on her appearance," the spokeswoman said in a statement. "Director Cheatle must answer to Congress and the American people about the historic failure that occurred on her watch."
In the days since the attack, Cheatle and the Secret Service have faced heightening scrutiny for failing to prevent the incident from happening, and even calls from some to resign. Cheatle said she would not resign from her role.
-ABC News’ Lauren Peller and Will Steakin