{"id":2307670,"date":"2024-07-24T22:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T02:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-unanimously-creates-task-force-to-investigate-trump-shooting-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T22:10:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T02:10:27","slug":"house-unanimously-creates-task-force-to-investigate-trump-shooting-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-unanimously-creates-task-force-to-investigate-trump-shooting-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House unanimously creates task force to investigate Trump shooting- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fhouse-unanimously-creates-task-force-to-investigate-trump-shooting-washington-examiner%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=2307670&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 unanimously voted to establish a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cross-dressing-sticky-note-bandit-hunted-by-fbi-for-3-texas-bank-robberies\/\" title=\"FBI seeks &#039;Sticky Note Bandit&#039; for 3 Texas bank heists.\">task\u200b force<\/a> to investigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> \u200bagainst former President Donald Trump, highlighting bipartisan efforts to expose Secret Service\u2062 security failures. This resolution was\u200d passed after Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned due to dissatisfaction with her testimony before\u200c the House Oversight Committee. The task\u200c force will\u2063 consist of 13 members, with seven Republicans and six \u2062Democrats. There were calls for\u200d Homeland Security Committee \u200branking member\u2062 Bennie Thompson to be removed from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/members-resign-from-detroits-reparations-task-force-over-lack-of-progress-no-broad-strategic-vision\/\" title=\"Members quit Detroit&#039;s Reparations Task Force due to lack of progress and absence of a broad strategic vision\">task force due<\/a> to his involvement\u2063 in a bill aimed at \u2064removing Secret \u2063Service protections for convicted individuals. Thompson expressed that he does\u200b not want to be on \u2064the task \u2064force.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House unanimously creates task force to investigate Trump assassination attempt<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1709762\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> voted unanimously to establish a task force to investigate the assassination attempt against former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, the latest bipartisan effort to expose <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a> security failures that led to one dead and three, including Trump, injured.<\/p>\n<p>All present Republicans and Democrats approved the resolution in a 416-0 vote to create the task force, one day after Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3095494\/secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle-resigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>resigned<\/a> following her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3093585\/secret-service-director-dodges-house-gop-hearing-trump-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lackluster testimony<\/a> before the House Oversight Committee on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Members from both sides of the aisle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3094290\/takeaways-secret-service-cheatle-congressional-grilling-trump-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>left the hearing dissatisfied<\/a> with her answers, many of which were a variation of &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t answer that&rdquo; and &ldquo;This is an ongoing investigation.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The task force will be a 13-member body, with seven Republicans and six Democrats, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-city-council-votes-to-support-california-task-force-pursuing-reparations\/\" title=\"L.A. City Council Votes To Support California Task Force Pursuing Reparations\">task force vote<\/a>, the House Freedom Caucus released an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3097087\/freedom-caucus-thompson-banned-trump-task-force\/\" title=\"official position\">official position<\/a> that they did not want Homeland Security Committee ranking member Bennie Thompson (D-MS) to serve on the task force.<\/p>\n<p>The caucus also called for Thompson to be removed from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-commits-to-nominating-black-woman-to-replace-feinstein-should-she-retire\/\" title=\"Newsom Commits To Nominating Black Woman to Replace Feinstein Should She Retire\">committee position<\/a> for leading the DISGRACED Former Protectees Act. The bill aimed to remove Secret Service protections for those who had been sentenced for a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson told the <em>Hill <\/em>that he doesn&rsquo;t even want to be on the task force.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never expressed an interest,&rdquo; the Mississippi Democrat said.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson signaled in the days following the shooting at Butler, Pennsylvania, that he would move to establish an investigative body to probe into the events that allowed a 20-year-old man to perch on a building near the rally and shoot at Trump. The former president was injured in the ear, while bullets struck and killed former firefighter chief Corey Comperatore, 50, and injured James Copenhaver, 74, and David Dutch, 57.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic members told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> they had expected large caucus support on establishing the task force. Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), who said he&rsquo;d vote for the resolution, said ahead of the vote that there hadn&rsquo;t been many conference conversations about the task force but hadn&rsquo;t heard any &ldquo;dissent&rdquo; about it, either. Some Democrats went back and forth with their votes on Wednesday night before joining with the rest of their caucus to vote &ldquo;yea.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) called the assassination attempt a &ldquo;serious issue&rdquo; for both parties.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We feel that we should do what we can to get the bottom of it and make sure protocols and practices, as well as accountability is held throughout the Secret Service,&rdquo; Aguilar said.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1709762\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1709762\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House unanimously voted to establish a task\u200b force to investigate the assassination attempt \u200bagainst former President Donald Trump, highlighting bipartisan efforts to expose Secret Service\u2062 security failures. This resolution was\u200d passed after Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned due to dissatisfaction with her testimony before\u200c the House Oversight Committee. The task\u200c force will\u2063 consist &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2307671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PA-shooting-rally-trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3653,3976,34511,34989,32076],"class_list":["post-2307670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-house","tag-investigation","tag-task-force","tag-trump-shooting","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PA-shooting-rally-trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}