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Connolly coming unglued; trying to make this all about the 'availability of an AR-15'.
Cheatle: I am unable to answer details of exactly how the individual accessed the roof at this time.
Grothman: How did the rifle get to the roof?
Cheatle: At this time I am unable to answer questions to provide clarity.
Grothman: Have they cleaned the roof since the assassination attempt?
Cheatle: Have they cleaned the roof?
Grothman: Has anything been done to the roof? Is it just like it was ten days ago or not? Has anything been done to the roof?
Cheatle: I don't have an answer for that.
Cheatle is going with the line, lessons learned and make sure it will never happen again.
Krishnamoorthi: As you know, the shooter began shooting at 6:11 pm eastern, on July 13th. NBC reported that at 5:51 pm, 20 minutes before the shooting began, the State Police informed the Secret Service of their concern. Now the rally was not paused at that point, correct?
Cheatle: No.
Krishnamoorthi: And according to NBC, just two minutes later, at 5:53 pm, the Secret Service notified it's snipers about the gunman. The rally wasn't paused a that point either, correct?
Cheatle: No.
Cheatle: The people that are in charge of protecting the president on that day would never bring the former president out if there was a threat that had been identified.
Krishnamoorthi: Well they did, because we have now identified three points in the twenty minutes before the shooting that the threat emerged.
Krishnamoorthi: You haven't found evidence that this was a result of a conspiracy of high-ranking government officials, correct?
Cheatle: Correct.
>>21266895 cheatle: much like our security plans have multi layers before they are signed off.
Cloud: Who is the top-level official who reviews the security plan?
Cheatle: There's a number of people that review security plans…people on the ground, there are supervisors on the detail, there are people at headquarters.
Cloud: Isn't there an individual who signs off on the plan?
Cheaatle: There are multi-layered; there are multiple layers-
Cloud: So there's no accountability.
Cheatle: There is accountability, sir.
Cloud: This is; whether it;s the FBI, or Fauci; it's time after time, after time, these multiple layers of accountability turn into layers of plausible deniability.
Khana: Do you know what Stuart Knight when; he was in charge of the Secret Service [during Reagan shooting]. You know what he did, afterwards?
Cheatle: He remained on duty.
Khana: He resigned.
Mfume: Why was the building, the ARG building, placed outside the perimeter, when clearly it was close enough for someone to launch an attack?
Cheatle: We are looking into all of the details of how the advance was comprised, but I can tell you that there was overwatch on that building, provided that day.
Mfume: By a drone?
Cheatle: I'm not going to get into the specifics of technology or assets that were used in this forum.
Sessions: Have any employees been disciplined for their role in Butler, PA, incident.
Cheatle: No sir, not at this time. I am asking those questions.
cheatle: 60 days before completion of report
Cheatle: On our mission assurance, internal investigation, we are targeting to have that completed within sixty days.
aoc: 60 days for completion is not acceptable
Biggs: Was Mr. Crooks acting alone?
Cheatle: I would have to refer to to the FBI's investigation.
Biggs: Was he just a lone gunman?
Cheatle: I would have to refer you to the FBIs investigation for motive.
Biggs: Was Mr. Crooks acting alone?
Cheatle: I would have to refer to to the FBI's investigation.
Biggs: Was he just a lone gunman?, Cheatle: I would have to refer you to the FBIs investigation for motive.
Biggs: Was the gun already on the roof, or did the shooter carry the gun up with him?
Cheatle: I do not have that information at this time.
Biggs: When was the last sweep done prior to the rally?
Cheatle: I do not have that information at this time.
Raskin: We don't want to lose a presidential candidate to an AR-15 attack. We can not lose a presidential candidate to an AR-15 attack, and we can't lose any more citizens to AR-15 mass-violence, mass-shootings. And we certainly don't want an attempted AR-15 assassination, or assassination attempt to set off political violence or riots in America.
Mace: You stated earlier. Secret Service is not political, is that correct?
Cheatle: Yes.
Mace: Would you say leaking your opening statement to Punchbowl News, Politico's Playbook, and Washington Post, several hours before you sent it to this committee, as being political?
Cheatle: I have no idea how my statement got out.