WATCH: Armstrong speaks in House hearing on FBI investigation into Trump shooting

Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., spoke on Wednesday in a House Judiciary hearing aimed at questioning FBI Director Christopher Wray about the investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Armstrong urged Wray and the FBI to relay information about the rally shooting to the American people before the investigation is completed and without first being asked to do so.

"This is so comically inept to the average North Dakota citizen, just they look at this, and they're like, how could this possibly happen?" Armstrong said. "So by you giving us information in a really meaningful way, even though we know the investigation is ongoing, and things can change, that at least helps us to deal with that and figure out where we're at."

The House Oversight Committee grilled Kimberly Cheatle, director of the U.S. Secret Service at the time of the deadly shooting, on Monday. Members on both sides of the aisle called for her resignation and she announced Tuesday she was stepping down. Cheatle repeatedly referred lawmakers seeking details to the investigation being carried out by the FBI.

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