US EditionReport: Secret Service Had Tips on Trump Assassination Attempt
BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 12 – A Government Accountability Office report found the Secret Service failed to share classified threat information with local law enforcement before a July 13 assassination attempt on Trump.
- On July 13, 2024, at a rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, a 20-year-old gunman fired eight shots, grazing then-candidate Donald Trump and killing a spectator.
- High-Ranking Secret Service personnel were informed of a classified threat targeting Trump's life ten days prior to the rally but did not communicate this critical information to the federal and local law enforcement agencies managing event security.
- A Government Accountability Office report detailed numerous Secret Service failures including resource misallocation, lack of training, communication breakdowns, and siloed information sharing.
- The report highlighted that because the Secret Service kept classified threat information compartmentalized, key personnel involved in security planning were not informed of the potential danger, leading to six agents being suspended without pay for periods ranging from 10 to 42 days.
- These findings led to $1.17 billion in congressional funding plus policy recommendations aimed at improving Secret Service capability to prevent similar security failures.
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