RUFUS - Congressional officials say that they are preparing to launch investigations into the shooting of President Jay Laylin. The president is currently fighting for his life after being shot in the face prior to speaking to a crowd of Steel Workers, at one of their annual union meetings in Towton. The Presidential Protective Service is expected to be grilled by Congress members during the investigation. Bi-partisan anger mirrors that of the US Congress during the investigation of the shooting assassination attempt of Donald Trump on July 13.
Congressional leaders announced yesterday, that they were planning on a full scale investigation but hadn't confirmed if they would follow through with the investigation. Nationalists and Republicans expressed outrage that the President was shot, and a man was able to gain direct access to the President. Officials expected to testify during Congressional hearings include PPS officials, FCIS investigators, PPS agents and other officials of the New Shire State Police.
House officials say they are not happy that the shooting took place in the first place, and it has been revealed that investigators say their was a lack of following the security protocol. FCIS director Barry Wilkenson says that the PPS did not follow the correct procedure for securing the event, and that was a major factor that contributed to the shooting of the president.
Senate officials are also looking for answers as to why a foreign national was allowed to get 50 ft from the president with a firearm, unnoticed and how the same person was able to evade immediate capture. Senators from both parties have expressed extreme anger over the shooting calling it a "disappointing and preventable lack of security."
PPS director Gerald McFarland is expected to be publicly reamed for his role in the President's shooting and will be likely heavily criticized for his agents not following the correct security protocol. It doesn't seem likely that the House or Senate will take it easy on him.