He United States Secret Service is responsible for several security vulnerabilities during the July 13 attack on the former president Donald TrumpRepublican White House candidate, at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to the first report on the assassination attempt released Friday.
The agency’s internal investigation concluded that “there was complacency on the part of some officers that led to a violation of security protocols.”
Among the various failures detected, the agents did not use a technology that could have detected the attacker when an aircraft was flying over. drone at the rally site a few hours before it took place.
Furthermore, the Trump’s security team He was unaware that police were frantically searching for a suspect until the investigation began. gunshots against the crowd, which hit the Republican candidate in the ear.
The Secret Service never ordered local police snipers to cover a nearby rooftop, even though they were willing to do so, the report said.
The attack on Trump, in which one rallygoer died and two others were injured, led to widespread criticism of the Secret Service and the resignation of its then-director, Kimberly Cheatle.
Authorities are also investigating another assassination attempt against Trump that occurred last Sunday in Florida. In that case, the Secret Service captured the suspect, a 58-year-old man named Ryan Wesley Routh, and no shots were fired at Trump.
Acting Director of the Secret Service Ronald Rowe, stressed on Friday that Trump enjoys the same level of protection as President Joe Biden and the Democratic presidential candidate. Kamala Harrishis rival in the November 5 elections.
