Members of Congress blasted the Secret Service director Monday for leaking her testimony to reporters hours before she delivered it to Capitol Hill for her high-stakes testimony.

Ms. Cheatle insisted she had no idea how her remarks got out.

“That’s b———-,” declared Rep. Nancy Mace, South Carolina Republican.

“Nine days in, you have no answers,” Ms. Mace said.

Ms. Cheatle was testifying after a gunman came within a quarter of an inch of killing former President Donald Trump. Lawmakers from both parties said the shooting indicated a bigger gap in national security if a gunman was able to come that close to killing an active presidential candidate under Secret Service protection.

Ms. Cheatle’s lack of answers proved particularly frustrating for lawmakers.

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“You answered more questions with an ABC reporter than members of Congress,” said Rep. James Comer, chairman of the committee.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, said Ms. Cheatle needed to do better on her answers in order to head off a truly dangerous moment.

“The violence that could break out in this political moment regardless of party, in the event of someone getting hurt, constitutes a national security threat to the country,” she said.

• Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.