{"id":2306245,"date":"2024-07-23T03:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-shocking-thing-ive-heard-today-gop-rep-catches-cheatle-covering-up-potential-evidence\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T03:04:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:04:13","slug":"gop-rep-catches-cheatle-covering-up-potential-evidence-most-shocking-thing-ive-heard-today-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-catches-cheatle-covering-up-potential-evidence-most-shocking-thing-ive-heard-today-16\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep catches Cheatle covering up potential evidence &#8211; most shocking thing I&#8217;ve heard today"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-rep-catches-cheatle-covering-up-potential-evidence-most-shocking-thing-ive-heard-today-16%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2306245&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The House Oversight \u2062and Accountability <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">hearing<\/a> involving Secret\u200c Service \u200cDirector Kimberly Cheatle on July 13 sparked controversy \u200bin Washington. Cheatle&#8217;s admission \u2062of using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-asks-two-biden-cabinet-members-whether-high-ranking-officials-are-using-encrypted-apps-to-cloak-communications\/\" title=\"GOP Senator Asks Two Biden Cabinet Members Whether \u2018High Ranking\u2019 Officials Are Using Encrypted Apps To \u2018Cloak\u2019 Communications\">encrypted apps<\/a> on\u200d her personal device during the hearing raised \u2063concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">accountability<\/a> and transparency in government communication. Both Republican and Democrat representatives, including Rep. Eric Burlison and Rep. Ro Khanna, grilled \u2064Cheatle during the hearing, with Khanna even calling\u200c for her resignation. The use of encryption by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-quietly-issued-another-executive-order-this-one-concerning-the-military\/\" title=\"President Trump Quietly Issued Another Executive Order \u2013 This One Concerning the Military\">government employees<\/a> and the\u2062 lack of transparency in \u2064their communication methods were key points of discussion during\u2064 the hearing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Monday&rsquo;s House Oversight and Accountability hearing caused quite a stir in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing brought Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle before a group of bipartisan House representatives looking for answers about what went wrong during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/official-report-trump-assassination-attempt-released-providing-chilling-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the July 13 assassination attempt<\/a> of former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives may have been looking for answers, but they didn&rsquo;t seem to find any. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rep-mace-chews-cheatle-spits-truly-brutal-questioning-full\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cheatle<\/a> appeared to be obstinate throughout the hearing, unwilling to answer many pertinent questions.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/signs-of-misconduct-by-biden-family-but-more-evidence-needed-to-impeach-president-gop-witnesses\/\" title=\"GOP witnesses acknowledge signs of misconduct by the Biden family, but insist on further evidence before considering impeachment of the President.\">hearing generated<\/a> its fair  of headlines, but few moments were as memorable the exchange between Cheatle and Missouri Republican Rep. Eric Burlison.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biggest Shocker of the Oversight Committee &#128071; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AdRnnKqAWK\">https:\/\/t.co\/AdRnnKqAWK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alec Lace (@AlecLace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlecLace\/status\/1815455394103181618?\">July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Given the nature of encryption, those messages &mdash; which may be vital in proving exactly what went wrong on July 13 &mdash; may be lost forever.<\/p>\n<p>The use of message encryption by government employees certainly poses many problems, especially when it comes to accountability.<\/p>\n<p>After all, how can such employees be held accountable if they&rsquo;re able to erase all evidence of their communications via encryption?<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Burlison seemed shaken by Cheatle&rsquo;s answer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m actually shocked that you are using your personal device and encrypted communication tools,&rdquo; Burlinson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that that might be the most shocking thing that I&rsquo;ve heard today. I didn&rsquo;t expect for you to say that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cheatle&rsquo;s encryption app admission is far from the only noteworthy moment to come out of Monday&rsquo;s hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Though many likely expected Republicans to be the ones most vociferously interrogating Cheatle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-even-dem-rep-khanna-nailed-cheatle-possibly-effective-question-entire-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one notable Democrat also joined the fray<\/a> &mdash; Rep. Ro Khanna of California.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Khanna even insisted that Cheatle should resign from her station.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">KHANNA: &ldquo;Do you know what Stuart Knight [who was in charge of the Secret Service when Reagan was shot] did? Do you know what he did afterwards?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CHEATLE: &ldquo;He remained on duty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>KHANNA: &ldquo;He resigned.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o4B8RSFc5L\">pic.twitter.com\/o4B8RSFc5L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1815413047756046566?\">July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t think this is partisan. 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