The report said the 'litany of related security failures' that occurred during the July assassination attempt on Donald Trump is 'unacceptable.'
The congressional task force probing the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump released its final report this week.Among the highlights of task force's report is a call for reforms to the United States Secret Service . Recommendations include scaling back protection for foreign leaders during peak election season and exploring the possibility of moving the agency out of the Department of Homeland Security .
''Congress, DHS and the USSS should jointly consider the protective role the USSS plays for foreign leaders and consider whether such duties can be transferred or abrogated in order to focus on the USSS's primary duty: to protect the President and other critical U.S. leaders,' the report said.Trump Assassination AttemptsIn the July shooting, a gunman fired from the roof of a nearby building, injuring Trump in the ear, killing one rally attendee and wounding two others.
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