Top Senate Democrat ‘angry’ over Biden-Harris admin ‘stonewalling’ after Trump assassination attempts
A top Senate Democrat blasted the Biden-Harris administration for “stonewalling” in response to requests for information on the assassination attempts on former President Trump and the potential failures of the U.S. Secret Service.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) within the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was “almost derelict in its duty by resisting our requests for documents, evidence and information that are necessary to investigate.”
The Democrat reiterated his disappointment in the department, and added that he has become “angry” that DHS has not been more “forthcoming.”
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Sen. Blumenthal, left, slammed DHS for stonewalling Congress’ requests for information. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Kevin Dietsch/Andrew Harnik)
The Democrat foreshadowed potential subpoenas being used in the future, telling reporters on Monday, “We may need to require more cooperation from them. And we have the power to do so through the compulsory process. In other words, the subpoena power.”
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., PSI ranking member, echoed Blumenthal’s characterization of the DHS and its lack of transparency, claiming, “They’re holding all their cards close to the vest.”
