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ONE YEAR LATER: Looking back, and ahead, from the Butler attempt on President Trump

BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 14 – A year after the attempt, investigations reveal security gaps and unanswered motives while victims and families continue to seek accountability and healing.

  • On July 13, 2024, shooter Thomas Crooks fired eight shots from a rooftop at Butler, Pennsylvania, grazed President Donald Trump’s ear, and was killed by Secret Service counter-snipers, prompting security reforms.
  • Investigations revealed the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs cited multiple planning and execution failures at the July 13 rally, exposing critical security lapses.
  • During the gunfire, firefighter Corey Comperatore was killed, and rallygoers Jim Copenhaver and David Dutch were seriously wounded.
  • In the aftermath, Secret Service leaders reported that Sean Curran said, `the agency is reorganizing,' while six agents were suspended without pay.
  • Exactly one year later, the administration released a video ad, highlighting President Trump's survival and the MAGA movement's 'unstoppable rise' on Sunday, July 13.
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