Former NYPD Chief Kerik calls for independent commission to probe assassination attempt on Trump

Former New York Police Department Commissioner Bernie Kerik on Sunday called for an independent commission to investigate former President Donald Trump's security detail as a result of Saturday's failed assassination attempt at his rally in Butler, Pa.

"The Justice Department is mandated to do an investigation, but I've got to tell you my personal opinion," Kerik said on Newsmax. "This Justice Department, [Attorney General] Merrick Garland and the director of the FBI [Christopher Wray] are extremely biased against President Trump. That's pretty obvious."

Kerik said an "independent commission that oversees an investigation into the attempted assassination" should be established.

"I think somebody has to take a look, a serious look at Secret Service," he said.

Former Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan, who has worked as deputy assistant director in the inspection division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, called for the appointment of a bipartisan commission to look into what happened in Butler and provide meaningful recommendations to Congress concerning new security procedures.

A gunman, who was positioned on the rooftop of a building near the site of the rally, opened fire on Trump while he was speaking at the podium. The FBI has identified the suspect.