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GOP Rep catches Cheatle covering up potential evidence – shocking!

The House Oversight and Accountability hearing on Monday featuring Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stirred⁢ controversy in Washington. Cheatle faced tough questions ‌from bipartisan representatives​ about the failed assassination attempt on ⁤former President Donald Trump on July 13.‍ Despite the ⁤scrutiny, Cheatle seemed reluctant to answer crucial questions, ⁢particularly ‍regarding ‌her use of encrypted communication tools‍ on her personal device. The ⁢revelation raised concerns about accountability and ​the ⁤ability to erase evidence of​ communications. Both Republican and‍ Democrat representatives grilled Cheatle during ⁢the hearing, with Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna even calling for her ‌resignation. The exchange between ⁣Cheatle and Missouri ⁢Republican​ Rep. ⁤Eric Burlison highlighted the potential​ implications of using encrypted messaging in government⁤ agencies.


Monday’s House Oversight and Accountability hearing caused quite a stir in Washington.

The hearing brought Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle before a group of bipartisan House representatives looking for answers about what went wrong during the July 13 assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.

Representatives may have been looking for answers, but they didn’t seem to find any. Cheatle appeared to be obstinate throughout the hearing, unwilling to answer many pertinent questions.

The hearing generated its fair of headlines, but few moments were as memorable the exchange between Cheatle and Missouri Republican Rep. Eric Burlison.

When Burlison pressed Cheatle on what devices she was using to communicate with colleagues in the Secret Service, Cheatle admitted she had been using encrypted apps (apps such as Signal and ) on her personal device.

Given the nature of encryption, those messages — which may be vital in proving exactly what went wrong on July 13 — may be lost forever.

The use of message encryption by government employees certainly poses many problems, especially when it comes to accountability.

After all, how can such employees be held accountable if they’re able to erase all evidence of their communications via encryption?

Rep. Burlison seemed shaken by Cheatle’s answer.

“I’m actually shocked that you are using your personal device and encrypted communication tools,” Burlinson said.

“I think that that might be the most shocking thing that I’ve heard today. I didn’t expect for you to say that.”

Cheatle’s encryption app admission is far from the only noteworthy moment to come out of Monday’s hearing.

Though many likely expected Republicans to be the ones most vociferously interrogating Cheatle, one notable Democrat also joined the fray — Rep. Ro Khanna of California.

At one point, Khanna even insisted that Cheatle should resign from her station.

“I just don’t think this is partisan. If you have an assassination attempt on a president, a former president or a candidate, you need to resign,” Khanna said.






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