(DailyEmailNews.com) – In a shocking revelation, a Senate report has exposed that a lead Secret Service agent knew of a credible threat against GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Butler rally but failed to inform her superiors.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released an interim report indicating multiple failures in the Secret Service’s communication and coordination during Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
The lead Secret Service agent at the event received credible intelligence of a threat but did not relay this critical information to her supervisor or the security planning team.
Instead, she falsely reported “no adverse intelligence” in official documents. This alarming oversight might have compromised Trump’s security and led to potential danger.
Trump was ultimately shot in the ear, one rallygoer died, and two others were critically injured.
The Senate report highlighted that the rally could have been moved indoors had the Special Agent in Charge (SAIC) been informed of the threat.
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Senate Homeland Security Chairman Gary Peters emphasized, “Every single one of those failures was preventable and the consequences of those failures were dire.”
“This was the first assassination attempt of a former president and a presidential candidate in more than four decades,” he added.
The lead agent claimed she had informed the SAIC at the Pittsburgh field office, but the SAIC denied receiving any such alerts.
The report identified several security failures, including that Secret Service counter-snipers were deployed in response to the threat intelligence.
Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks managed to fire eight rounds from an AR-15 before being neutralized.
He used a drone and a rangefinder and brought explosive devices to the rally site.
However, the Secret Service missed several red flags, and ongoing communication problems hindered inter-agency efforts.
Although they were notified of a suspicious person with a rangefinder 27 minutes before shots were fired, Secret Service counter-snipers did not alert the protective detail.
Meanwhile, local law enforcement concerns were dismissed, including issues related to the American Glass Research building from where Crooks opened fire.
The Secret Service’s response included deploying counter-snipers at all outdoor events for Trump starting from July 5, 2024.
Still, serious questions about the effectiveness of such security protocols remain.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe has acknowledged the event as a “failure,” but he has failed to establish accountability for specific personnel’s failures.
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