国土安全部部长亚历杭德罗·马约卡斯说,将会有一个两党独立的审查7月13日暗杀企图反对前总统唐纳德·特朗普。
独立审查将由四人组成:前DHS秘书珍妮特·纳波利塔诺;弗朗西斯·汤森,乔治·w·布什总统的前国土安全顾问;马克·菲利普,前联邦法官和乔治·w·布什总统的副总检察长;和大卫·米切尔,前马里兰州警察局长和前特拉华州公共安全和国土安全部部长。
马约卡斯说,他可以在未来几天邀请更多的专家加入该小组。
该小组将有45天时间审查特勤局在7月13日集会之前、期间和之后的政策和程序。
“所有美国人都担心我们公职人员的安全,”独立审查小组成员在一份联合声明中表示。“我们成立了这个两党小组,以迅速确定美国特勤局可以实施的改进措施,以加强他们的工作。我们必须共同努力,确保类似7月13日的事件不再发生。”
Mayorkas说他的部门致力于调查结果的透明化。
特勤局局长金·切特勒将于周一在众议院监督委员会作证。
Secretary Mayorkas announces independent review of Trump assassination attempt
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said there will be a bipartisan, independent review of theJuly 13 assassination attemptagainst former President Donald Trump.
The independent review will be made up of four people: former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano; Frances Townsend, the former Homeland Security adviser to President George W. Bush; Mark Filip, a former federal judge and deputy attorney general to President George W. Bush; and David Mitchell, the former superintendent of Maryland State Police and former Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the State of Delaware.
Mayorkas said he could invite additional experts to join the panel in the coming days.
The group will have 45 days to review the policies and procedures of the Secret Service before, during and after the rally on July 13.
"All Americans share a concern about the safety of our public officials," members of the independent review panel said in a joint statement. "We formed this bipartisan group to quickly identify improvements the U.S. Secret Service can implement to enhance their work. We must all work together to ensure events like July 13 do not happen again."
Mayorkas said his department is committed to being transparent with the findings.
Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle is set to testify Monday before the House Oversight Committee.