WATCH: Rep. Burchett questions Secret Service director at hearing on attempted Trump assassination

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., questioned Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle in a House Oversight hearing Monday on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Burchett asked Cheatle about the timeline of when the suspected gunman was spotted on the roof of a building outside the secure perimeter, and why the event wasn't paused if a threat had been identified.

He also asked about how Secret Service agents were assigned.

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