THEORY: Cheatle was threatened by the FBI, hence why she kept deferring to them.
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It was her only way to publicly state that they were the ones who orchestrated this.
Obviously she's still completely incompetent either way.
With respect, for some of the questions that were asked, her response was accurate and not deflection. In this case, the Secret Service cannot do the investigation. The FBI has sole jurisdiction on investigating attempts on the President, Former President, and Presidential Nominee.