After the evasive House testimony of now-former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and FBI Director Christopher Wray's shortlived suggestion that Donald Trump may not have been hit by a bullet, one man alone may help allay Republican fears that the Biden administration will not conduct a forthright investigation into the attempted assassination of Trump last month: Joseph Cuffari.
Top Democrats have long sought to remove Cuffari - a former investigator for the Air Force and Department of Justice whom Trump appointed in 2019 in 2019 - from office.
Cuffari further flagged the DHS's lack of cooperation with his inquiry, something he had already pointed out in an earlier report to the committees.
Thompson suggested Cuffari's alleged delay in notifying the committee about the purged texts represented a cover-up and "Cost investigators precious time to capture relevant evidence." Cuffari had notified the Homeland Security committee of both the Senate and House, of which Thompson was chairman, at least twice that DHS officials were not cooperating in his J6 probe.
Despite Cuffari's warnings related to stonewalling by DHS brass, Thompson accused Cuffari of withholding news of the deleted messages.
Thompson did continue his attacks on Cuffari aided by his House colleagues and DHS IG employees, who wrote a letter accusing Cuffari of "Continued mismanagement." "IG Cuffari has made it clear that he wishes to remain in his position, even in the face of prolonged, deserved criticism in the media, from Congress, from other oversight entities and from his own staff. A true leader would recognize the effect of his actions on his workforce and understand the right thing to do would be to step aside," anonymous staffers wrote in a September 2022 letter to Joe Biden asking him to fire Cuffari.
FBI. Intriguingly, as Cuffari begins his probe of the attempt on Trump's life, his Jan. 6 report may shed light on an alleged threat to Vice President Harris.
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