US EditionSecret Service denied multiple requests to bolster Trump's security detail during his 2024 campaign, report find
BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 14 – Senate and GAO reports detail multiple failures by the Secret Service, including denied resource requests and poor communication, with six agents suspended but no firings reported.
- On July 13, 2024, Thomas Crooks, a 20-year-old gunman, opened fire from a rooftop during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing President Trump's ear and injuring three attendees, including one fatality.
- The attack occurred after several months of repeated appeals by both the Secret Service agents assigned to Trump and his campaign team for additional security precautions, such as deploying counter-snipers, which were only implemented on the day of the rally.
- Investigations revealed critical failures including divided command posts for local law enforcement and the Secret Service, major communication breakdowns, and relative inexperience among agents involved in the event's security.
- Senator Rand Paul condemned the security lapses as unacceptable, accused the previous head of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, of providing false testimony about the denial of security asset requests, and new director Sean Curran pledged to enact reforms targeting organizational complacency and insufficient readiness.
- The incident led to six unpaid suspensions of Secret Service agents and wide calls for fundamental agency reforms, including unified command posts, improved threat sharing, and renewed leadership focus to prevent future attacks.
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