The House of Representatives held a hearing on Monday marking a significant moment in the oversight of the Secret Service, compelling Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify under subpoena after the attempted assassination of former President Trump less than two weeks ago at a Pennsylvania campaign stop.

Cheatle's subpoena to testify was rooted in a series of allegations that include lapses in security protocols, questionable conduct by agents and potential politicization of the agency's actions. The hearing aimed to address these concerns, scrutinize the agency's leadership and evaluate measures taken to rectify identified issues.

But the hearing, billed at the beginning of Monday in the House as a bipartisan effort, wasn’t bipartisan at all. Rather, it was a micro-view into American politics today: a partisan, disrespectful and downright offensive mess of a day. The end result was the announcement on Tuesday of an actual bipartisan task force to investigate the Secret Service, followed a couple of hours later by Cheatle’s resignation.

Let’s take a look at some previous instances where Secret Service directors faced........

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