{"id":2345015,"date":"2024-09-23T18:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T22:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-grow-frustrated-with-mayorkas-after-trump-assassination-attempts-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T18:39:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T22:39:49","slug":"lawmakers-grow-frustrated-with-mayorkas-after-trump-assassination-attempts-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-grow-frustrated-with-mayorkas-after-trump-assassination-attempts-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers grow frustrated with Mayorkas after Trump assassination attempts- Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Flawmakers-grow-frustrated-with-mayorkas-after-trump-assassination-attempts-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=2345015&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>Homeland Security Secretary \u200dAlejandro Mayorkas is \u200bunder increasing pressure from lawmakers regarding the government&#8217;s \u200cresponse\u200b to two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nation-of-islam-calls-member-who-assaulted-u-s-capitol-brother-with-such-great-potential\/\" title=\"Nation of Islam Calls Member Who Assaulted U.S. Capitol \u2018Brother With Such Great Potential\u2019\">assassination attempts<\/a> against former President Donald Trump. Both Republican and Democratic \u200brepresentatives have expressed\u2063 frustration \u2064with Mayorkas&#8217;s Department of Homeland \u2063Security (DHS) for its lack\u2064 of transparency and communication, particularly surrounding an assassination attempt on\u2063 Trump in Butler,\u2064 Pennsylvania, on July 13, and a second attempt in Florida on July 15. While Acting Secret Service \u200cDirector Ronald Rowe has been\u2062 briefing lawmakers and the\u200c media, Mayorkas has remained \u2063largely silent,\u200c leading some to \u2064criticize his absence and perceived inaction.<\/p>\n<p>House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan called out Mayorkas for not \u200cbeing present \u200cor\u200d providing updates since the incidents, while Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Richard Blumenthal accused the DHS \u2064of\u2064 stonewalling and threatened\u200d to use subpoena powers to obtain necessary information. Investigations are ongoing\u2063 in both \u2063the House\u2062 and Senate regarding the\u2063 incidents, with some members defending \u2064Mayorkas against\u200c claims of obstruction. Despite\u2063 his low profile,\u200d Mayorkas\u2062 has stated\u2062 that the DHS is reviewing the events and addressing security protocols.  <\/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\">Lawmakers grow frustrated with Mayorkas over handling of Trump assassination attempts<\/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_1765936\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alejandro-mayorkas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a> is facing growing calls for more transparency in the wake of two assassination attempts against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lawmakers from both parties have expressed frustration about the lack of information Mayorkas&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, which houses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a>, has provided about the July 13 attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life in Butler, Pennsylvania. Those concerns have compounded in the week since a suspected gunman was arrested outside Trump&rsquo;s Palm Beach, Florida, golf course.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe has briefed the press and lawmakers since the second assassination attempt in Florida on July 15, but Mayorkas&rsquo;s low profile, plus his department&rsquo;s perceived unwillingness to hand over certain documents, has prompted criticism on both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Where has Mayorkas been? Mayorkas has presided over this border situation, which is so bad. I haven&rsquo;t heard him say one thing since the assassination attempt on&nbsp;President Trump this past weekend. I haven&rsquo;t heard him once,&rdquo; said House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) in a <em>Newsmax<\/em> interview Friday. &ldquo;And he&rsquo;s the guy in charge of homeland security. He&rsquo;s the secretary, and Secret Service is part of that agency. Where&rsquo;s he been, for goodness sake?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a>: &#8220;If someone new, some new voter is going to go register to vote, they should demonstrate that they&#8217;re a citizen.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CSalcedoShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CSalcedoShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2IC0n7Y5ES\">pic.twitter.com\/2IC0n7Y5ES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX\/status\/1837242826188321222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations within the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-republican-covid-19-package-after-mcconnell-rejects-bipartisan-proposal\/\" title=\"Trump backs Republican COVID-19 package after McConnell rejects bipartisan proposal\">told reporters<\/a> on Capitol Hill last week that the DHS refused to provide documents, witnesses, and other evidence to the Senate despite its purview over the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am reaching a point of total outrage because the response from the Department of Homeland Security has been totally lacking. In fact, I think it&rsquo;s tantamount to stonewalling in many respects,&rdquo; Blumenthal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6362065233112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m ready, willing, and able to use the subpoena power if necessary to get information from the Department of Homeland Security,&rdquo; Blumenthal continued. &ldquo;We have told them repeatedly about our frustration. I&rsquo;m deeply dissatisfied and disappointed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Each chamber is running parallel investigations into the shooting attempts. Back in July, House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) <a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/2024\/07\/19\/chairman-green-subpoenas-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-for-documents-regarding-attempted-assassination-of-former-president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>subpoenaed<\/a> Mayorkas for documents related to the Butler case.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), the top Democrat on the House task force investigating both assassination attempts, defended Mayorkas on Wednesday and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?538530-1\/house-task-force-trump-assassination-attempt-news-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said <\/a>he had &ldquo;seen no indication of any stonewalling or slow-walking by any of the agencies we&rsquo;ve dealt with.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), a GOP member of the task force, said the Secret Service has been &ldquo;forthcoming about its failures&rdquo; but placed blame at the feet of the Department of Justice. The FBI is running a federal investigation into the Butler shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Following the first assassination attempt, Mayorkas attended a White House press briefing on July 15 and, soon after, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/21\/politics\/trump-assassination-attempt-independent-review-mayorkas\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>appointed<\/a> a panel to review the events of that day.<\/p>\n<p>Although Mayorkas has not held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hidin-biden-reporters-ask-jen-psaki-when-biden-will-hold-solo-presser-note-trump-obama-did\/\" title=\"Hidin\u2019 Biden? Reporters Ask Jen Psaki When Biden Will Hold Solo Presser, Note Trump, Obama Did\">solo press conference<\/a> on either incident, he has answered questions in a <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas-says-direct-line-sight\/15060607\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>news interview<\/a> and panel setting, at one point acknowledging the shooter should never have been able to obtain a &ldquo;direct line of sight&rdquo; to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas has maintained throughout the Biden administration, including <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/us-heightened-threat-environment-mayorkas\/story?id=113729401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>during<\/a> a <em>Politico<\/em> panel last week, that the DHS was operating in a &ldquo;heightened&rdquo; threat environment.<\/p>\n<p>A DHS spokesperson defended Mayorkas and the department in the wake of the two incidents and said it had provided more than 3,300 pages of documents and 50 hours of transcribed interviews since July 13.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Claims that the Department is not being open and transparent are false and fail to recognize the robust response and ongoing work to meet Congress&rsquo; oversight requests, and our clear commitment to accountability for the events of July 13th,&rdquo; the spokesperson said in a statement to the Washington Examiner on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time lawmakers have been upset with Mayorkas. The Republican-controlled House impeached Mayorkas earlier this year on two counts related to his handling of the southern border, as millions of illegal immigrants have been arrested attempting to enter the United States during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas is not slated to make his next public appearance until Wednesday when he will speak at the 2024 National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump is slated to take the stage at a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia, on Tuesday afternoon. The rally will be held at an indoor venue instead of outside, where Trump has historically held rallies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1765936\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765936\"}});<\/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>Lawmakers are increasingly frustrated with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding his department&#8217;s response to two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump. Both Republican and Democratic legislators have voiced their dissatisfaction with the limited information provided by Mayorkas\u2019s Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the Secret Service, particularly concerning the July 13 incident in Butler, Pennsylvania. This frustration has intensified following the arrest of a suspected gunman outside Trump&#8217;s golf course in Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15. While Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe has briefed lawmakers and the media about these events, Mayorkas&#8217;s low visibility and his department&#8217;s reluctance to release certain documents have drawn criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) expressed concern over Mayorkas\u2019s silence since Trump&#8217;s recent assassination attempt, questioning his absence given that he oversees homeland security matters. Similarly, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), who leads a Senate subcommittee investigating these incidents, criticized DHS for not providing necessary documents and witnesses. He indicated that he might resort to subpoena power if needed due to what he perceives as stonewalling by DHS.<\/p>\n<p>Both chambers of Congress are conducting separate investigations into these attempts on Trump\u2019s life. In July, House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) issued a subpoena for documents related to the Butler case. However, Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), who is part of the House task force looking into both incidents, defended Mayorkas against claims of obstruction.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) acknowledged that while Secret Service officials have been open about their shortcomings regarding security failures during these events, he attributed some blame to the Department of Justice as well since they are overseeing an investigation into one shooting incident.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas did attend a White House press briefing shortly after one attempt and established a panel to review those events but has not held any solo press conferences addressing either incident directly; however, he did acknowledge in interviews that security measures should have prevented direct access for potential shooters targeting Trump.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for DHS defended Mayorkas by stating that they had provided extensive documentation and were committed to transparency regarding congressional oversight requests related to these incidents.<\/p>\n<p>This situation is not unprecedented; earlier this year, Republicans in the House impeached Mayorkas over issues related to border management amid rising illegal immigration during Biden&#8217;s presidency. His next public appearance is scheduled for Wednesday at a summit focused on school safety while Trump plans a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia soon after<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2345016,"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\/09\/dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34963,3673,5058,3634],"class_list":["post-2345015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-assassination-attempts","tag-lawmakers","tag-mayorkas","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345015","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\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}