Investigation Reveals ‘Foreseeable and Preventable’ Secret Service ‘Failures’ in First Trump Assassination Attempt
An investigation by the the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has unveiled a host of failures by the Secret Service the day of the first assassination attempt on former President Donald…
An investigation by the the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has unveiled a host of failures by the Secret Service the day of the first Assassination Attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Fox News reported Wednesday that some of these failures include an agent, with just an hour of informal training on drone equipment, calling a toll-free tech support hotline for help, citing the preliminary report.
This came after a request was denied for additional unmanned equipment.
“Multiple foreseeable and preventable planning and operational failures by USSS contributed to Crooks’ ability to carry out the Assassination Attempt of former President Trump on July 13,” according to the preliminary report. “These included unclear roles and responsibilities, insufficient coordination with state and local law enforcement, the lack of effective communications, and inoperable C-UAS systems, among many others.”
Crooks opened fire at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that left one spectator dead, two critically injured and Trump being shot in his ear.
Investigations have delved into what happened that day and what went wrong.
U.S. Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi said Wednesday: “We have reviewed the interim report on the attempted assassination of former President