Committee Actions to Date On July 15, 2024, Chairman Peters and Senator Paul announced an investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Trump, calling for a report and public hearings within 15 days.12 On July 24 and 25, 2024, Chairman Peters and Chairman Blumenthal, and Commissioners Paul and Johnson, sent 10 letters to the USSS, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Beaver County District Attorney, the Butler County District Attorney, the Butler County Sheriff, the Butler County Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), and the Clairton Sportsman’s Club requesting documents and information, as well as letters requesting voluntary transcribed interviews with individuals at the USSS responsible for planning and security of the July 13 incident. 13 On July 25, 2024, Acting Director of the USSS Rowe and Deputy Director of the FBI National Security Division Wells provided a private, unclassified briefing to members of the HSGAC and Judiciary Committees. 14 Also on July 30, 2024, Acting Director Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate testified at a joint hearing of the Senate HSGAC and Judiciary Committees. 15 On August 14, 2024, the Committees sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas and FBI Director Wray requesting additional information regarding the July 12, 2024 arrest of Asif Merchant. 12 Letter from Chairman Gary Peters of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senator Rand Paul to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Christopher Wray of the Department of Justice (July 15, 2024). Thirteen letters from Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters and Senator Rand Paul, and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Richard Blumenthal and Senator Ron Johnson to Acting Director of the Department of Homeland Security Secret Service Ronald Roe (July 24, 2024), Director Christopher Wray of the Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (July 24, 2024), Deputy Director Kenneth Weinstein of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis (July 24, 2024), District Attorney Nathan Bible of the Beaver County District Attorney’s Office (July 24, 2024), District Attorney Richard Goldinger of the Butler County District Attorney’s Office (July 24, 2024), and Sheriff Michael Throop of the Butler County Sheriff’s Department (July 24, 2024). Acting Chief of Police Matthew Pearson, Butler Township Police Department (July 24, 2024); Police Chief Colonel Christopher Parris, Pennsylvania State Police (July 24, 2024); Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service Ronald Rowe, Department of Homeland Security (July 25, 2024); Clairton Sportsman’s Club (July 25, 2024); and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (July 25, 2024).14 Briefings with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Senate Committee on the Judiciary (July 25, 2024). 15 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Investigating the Security Failures that Led to the Assassination Attempt of Former President Trump, 118th Congress (July 30, 2024) (S. Hrg. 118-XX). 3
