Watch live: Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify before House Oversight Committee

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday about the agency's missteps in the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at the GOP nominee's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Tenn., said Americans "demand answers" from Cheatle. The director, in excerpts from her prepared remarks released ahead of the hearing, says "we failed" and takes “full responsibility” for security lapses.

“I will move heaven and earth to ensure an incident like July 13 does not happen again," Cheatle says. “Our mission is not political. It is literally a matter of life and death, as the tragic events on July 13th remind us."

[ejnixon]

She's under oath, but is allowed to sit there and not answer the questions. What a joke

[jonathanmitchell]

No, she doesn't need to be brought up on charges of perjury. She needs to be brought up in charge of espionage

[charleneparnell]

So is this about the secret service or banning AR15

[shaneildyall]

She don't know anything. How can I get a job like this?

[zobie]

The dem leader is annoying ar15 that ar15 this... this is a Secret Service failure not a ar15 failure

[Rigby]

this is sad what an absolute embarrassment

[tikar]

She should be held in contempt of congress and arrested. She's a disgrace.

[sandramlane]

I’m very worried about the blatant lack of so much - transparency now too?!? 😢

We’re paying for this people!

[hermandm]

Let me grab some food. Sit down. And watch this. Is she above the law??

[Unz]

I'm 30 minutes in and she hasn't answered anything ugh what's the point. 'What i can tell you is' 🙄

[redneckrockhunters]

Why was the second floor window open is what they should ask her

[andreicorban]

She should be investigated on possibilities of treason.

[elizabethb]

If you take full responsibility, what is your plan so this NEVER happens again, what have you done so far... resign would be a start.

[guyrothe]

Since our President didn't pick her for this post, who was on the committee that did and what did they use for a standard? We will check her answers against the FBI's who will be testifying soon. The President's staff need to fire her, and ask the President to announce it.

[eddiehill]

Why was that fox boedert muted for a minute?

[vajtsim]

It's a big club, and you're not in it!

[branedo]

It's almost like she applied for a job and sat on her hands for 28 years. Such incompetence, what a shame.

[Dina_tankar_mina_ord]

Given the opportunity, I would straightforwardly ask whether the way things were managed that day was acceptable or unacceptable. incompetence or willingly does not matter. The secret service needs to be thoroughly reformed.

[eddiehill]

Doesnt it almost seem like shes scared to answer certain questions?

[musicdiva]

To me she thinks she’s above the law and very rude by not being prepared with answers. We can do better America.