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Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle fought to save her job Monday as she testified before the House oversight committee about the security lapses that led to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump and the death of a spectator at a rally in Butler, PA, on July 13.

Cheatle, facing mounting pressure to resign, declined to answer questions about how many agents were assigned to protect the former president and how the almost-assassin managed to bring a firearm near the event or access the warehouse roof from which he fired. She also did not explain why Trump was allowed onstage despite warnings about a suspicious person. Cheatle said she was not being evasive but was trying to provide accurate information.