Chairman Comer; At any point Saturday, did the Secret Service have an agent on top of that roof [where the shooter shot from]?
Cheatle: Sir, I'm sure, as you can imagine, that we are just nine days out from this incident, and there's still an ongoing incident.
Comer: Can you answer why the Secret Service did not place a single agent on the roof?
Cheatle: We are still looking into the advance process and the decisions that were made.
Chairman Comer: There were reports that the shooter used na drone just a few hours before the rally start time. Is that accurate?
Cheatle: I have heard those same reports, and again am waiting for the final report.
Comer: Do you know if the shooter used a drone before the shooting?
Cheatle: That information has been passed to us from the FBI.
Raskin: Why was [President Trump] allowed to take the stage with a suspicious person having been identified in the crowd?
Cheatle: If the detail had been passed information that there was a threat, the detail would have never have brought the former president out onto stage.
Raskin: So you distinguish between someone who is suspicious and someone who is threatening?
Cheatle: We do.
Raskin: Did you deny a request for additional resources that have been made by the Trump campaign?
Cheatle: There were no assets denied for that event in Butler on the 13th.
Cheatle: For the event in Butler, there were no requests that were denied.
Jordan: Well maybe they got tired of asking. Maybe you turned them down so darm much, they said, 'not worth asking'. How many times did you turn them down ahead of that?
Cheatle: I think that it is important to distinguish between what some people may view as a denial-
Jordan: Is Mr. Gugliemi your spokes person? He acknowledged the Secret Service had turned down some requests? I'm asking how many
Cheatle: A denial of a request is not equal a vulnerability.
Turner: Director Cheatle, because Donald Trump is alive, and thank God he is, you look incompetent. If Donald Trump had been killed, you would have looked culpable.
Lynch: Did he have a rangefinder?
Cheatle: Yes he did…at a number of our sites, especially when you are outdoor venues, a rangefinder is not a prohibited item.
Grothman questioning : 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.
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.