A bipartisan House task force investigating the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania has concluded that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for security failures that allowed a gunman to fire on Trump.
A bipartisan task force said the Secret Service was at fault during the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania back on July 13, 2024Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempt s emphasized during their first hearing that the Secret Service , not local authorities, was responsible for failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being able to open fire on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
Lawmakers repeatedly questioned why the agency tasked with protecting the country's top leaders didn't do a better job communicating with local authorities during the July 13 rally, particularly when it came to securing the building that was widely agreed to be a security threat but that ultimately was left so unprotected that gunman Thomas Michael Crooks was able to climb up and open fire on Trump.
The Secret Service often relies on local authorities to secure bigger events where protectees like Trump appear around the country. But after the Butler rally, the agency was heavily criticized for failing to clearly communicate what it needed from those local agencies that day. Drew Blasko, an assistant team leader of the sniper unit within the Butler Township Emergency Services Unit, testified that he shared his concerns about the building with the Secret Service ahead of the rally and said his team didn’t have the manpower to post anyone there. He said he asked the Secret Service that additional people be posted there and was told"that they would take care of it.”
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