House Speaker Johnson and House Minority Leader Jeffries (D-NY) jointly announced the task force’s composition, which includes 7 Republicans and 6 Democrats.

By Christopher Tomlinson | The National Pulse

The House of Representatives voted unanimously on Wednesday to establish a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump.

The committee will be empowered to review the actions taken by federal, state, and local agencies, officers, and other entities involved in the attempt on Trump’s life.

Introduced by Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), H.R. 1367 passed with all 416 present Members of the House voting in favor.

Among the task force’s duties will be scrutinizing United States Secret Service (USSS) security lapses that allowed would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks to fire a reported eight rounds at former President Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.

Two Trump supporters were wounded in the shooting, while rallygoer Corey Comperatore was killed while shielding his family from the gunfire.

SECRET SERVICE CHIEF RESIGNS.

The resolution was prompted by the resignation of USSS Director Kimberly Cheatle following a disastrous hearing where Cheatle was called “full of shit” by Republican representative Nancy Mace after the now-former USSS director refused to answer simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions.

Another lawmaker, Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX), stated he re-created the shooting and was able to land 15 of 16 shots he fired, saying it was a miracle Trump managed to survive the attempt on his life.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Chris Wray, meanwhile, stated that Crooks had targeted Trump specifically and had researched Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated President John F. Kennedy in 1963.

Wray also noted that Crooks had used a drone at the rally site and may have attempted to livestream his footage prior to the shooting.

BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) jointly announced the task force’s composition, which includes seven Republicans and six Democrats.

“The task force will be empowered with subpoena authority and will move quickly to find the facts, ensure accountability, and make certain such failures never happen again,” Johnson said on X.

The task force is charged with delivering a comprehensive report to the House by December 13, 2024. ##