House leaders announce bipartisan task force to probe Trump assassination attempt
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Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced Tuesday the creation of a bipartisan task force to investigate the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, adding to the congressional panels that are looking into the shooting at his rally in Pennsylvania.
Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, and Jeffries, a New York Democrat, said the task force will have all investigative authority of the House, including the power to issue subpoenas. It will be comprised of 13 members, seven Republicans and six Democrats.
The two leaders said the panel has three goals: to understand what went wrong the day of the attack; to ensure accountability; and to prevent such a failure by the Secret Service from happening again. At the end of its investigation, the task force will make recommendations for reform to relevant federal agencies and suggest any necessary legislation to put those reforms into place.
