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Kentucky lawmakers at the helm as investigations begin into Trump assassination attempt

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, argues a point as the House Rules Committee prepares to advance a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland for not complying with a subpoena, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, argues a point as the House Rules Committee prepares to advance a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland for not complying with a subpoena, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Two high-profile Kentucky lawmakers will be involved in efforts to investigate security failures surrounding the assassination attempt on former President Trump on Saturday.

Kentucky Congressman James Comer, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, says lawmakers on the panel will be briefed on Tuesday, with a hearing expected next week. Comer told Fox News that Secret Service director Kimberly Cheadle will be in the hot seat.

"The Oversight Committee is going to receive a temporary briefing as to what they know thus far, but on Monday we'll have a full scale committee hearing that will hopefully deliver some answers that every American has about what went wrong and trying to determine if, if we're in a better shape moving forward to protect not only Donald Trump, but also Joe Biden, and I believe we should also provide protection for Robert F. Kennedy," Comer said.

Meanwhile, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is teaming up with Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters, the ranking member and chair of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, to conduct a bipartisan investigation into the incident.

The senators are requesting an immediate briefing with the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security, and the FBI to be followed by a public hearing.

Josh James fell in love with college radio at Western Kentucky University's student station, New Rock 92 (now Revolution 91.7). After working as a DJ and program director, he knew he wanted to come home to Lexington and try his hand in public radio.