The internal Secret Service report is the first of many by various agencies.
Former president Donald Trump is assisted offstage during a campaign rally at Butler Farm Show Inc., July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pa.Issues with a host of communications and technical difficulties with drone capabilities plagued the U.S. Secret Service at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where an assassin took a shot at former President Donald Trump, according to a new report released Friday by the agency.
MORE: At least 5 Secret Service officials involved in planning Trump's Butler rally put on administrative duty The "deficiencies" included a lack of resources to share information, a "variety" of communications channels used by different law enforcement agencies, and the agency's inability to convey the Secret Service's "protective needs."
The information was being passed through mobile devices in a "fragmented fashion" instead of being relayed through the Secret Service's radio network, the report said. "Neither the Secret Service's Pittsburgh Field Office leadership nor anyone on the agency's advance team were aware of this outreach for support," the report said. "This led to a situation where the local tactical team operating on the second floor of the AGR building—a team that was providing mutual aid support—had no prior contact with Secret Service personnel before the rally.
The FBI director testified to Congress that Crooks flew a drone outside of the secure perimeter before the rally started.
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