The House Homeland Security Committee issued a subpoena Friday to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding details on the Secret Service's preparations for the rally that nearly took the life of former President Donald Trump.
Chairman Mark Green said he tried to win cooperation from Mr. Mayorkas but the department, which oversees the Secret Service, hasn't come through with what he's seeking.
"There can be no room for failure in the Secret Service's protective mission," Mr. Green, Tennessee Republican, said in a letter to Mr. Mayorkas.
Congress was not in session this past week but returns on Monday with lawmakers of both parties expressing dismay at the assassination attempt and what, at least now, appears to be weak explanations for why the Secret Service left a rooftop unprotected, allowing the shooter a vantage point to let loose a series of shots.
One man was killed while shielding his family from bullets.
Mr. Trump was grazed by a round, bloodying his ear.
The House Oversight Committee has a hearing with the Secret Service director scheduled for Monday and FBI Director Christopher Wray was already slated to appear for a broad hearing before another committee on Wednesday.
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