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A source familiar with the situation confirmed to Scripps News that several Secret Service agents, including the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office, have been placed on administrative leave in the wake of the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.Trump, who was wounded in his right ear in the attack, was addressing supporters when a gunman fired several rounds at him from a nearby rooftop.
Secret Service is committed to investigating the decisions and actions of personnel related to the event in Butler, Pennsylvania and the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump,' said Anthony Guglielmi, U.S. Secret Service chief of communications. 'The U.S. Secret Service’s mission assurance review is progressing, and we are examining the processes, procedures and factors that led to this operational failure. The U.S.
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