President Joe Biden mentioned Wednesday he’s appointing Kim Cheatle because the new director of the Secret Service because it faces scrutiny over missing text messages associated to the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Cheatle will succeed James Murray, who introduced his retirement final month earlier than the text message debacle turned public.
In a press release Wednesday, Biden lauded Cheatle’s “long and distinguished career” on the company, the place she was the primary girl to be the director of protecting operations. In her 27 years with the Secret Service, she additionally served on Biden’s safety element when he was vp.
(*6*) Biden mentioned. “She has my complete trust, and I look forward to working with her.”
Cheatle could be the second girl to guide the company. She at present oversees personnel and amenities at PepsiCo North America.
Her appointment comes at a difficult time for the company, which the House Jan. 6 committee subpoenaed final month after it realized the company was missing text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021.
Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesperson for the Secret Service, has denied allegations that the company deleted messages.
Murray, in the meantime, has insisted that the company is cooperating with the Jan. 6 committee, saying in a press release every week after the subpoena was issued that the Secret Service was “finalizing dates and times for our personnel to make themselves available to the Committee for follow up inquiries.”
