Ten days before the attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, higher secret service officials were informed about the secret threat of the President’s life at that time – but she could not draw attention to the agents responsible for his protection, revealed the report of the Congress of the Watchdog.
The Found the Office of Government Responsibility (GAO) The fact that internal secret services for sharing classified intelligence have been modified and ineffective and directly contributed to the disintegration in the Rally Security planning.
“The secret service did not have the process to share classified information about threats with partners unless the information was considered to be an immediate threat to life,” Gao said.
The Agents of the Assembly held in the dark
The GAO report, which was published on Saturday by Senator Chuck Grassley (R -iwa), revealed that neither secret services on Earth nor local enforcement were informed of the threat.
“The secret service and local coercive staff, which is the main for the development of security plans on the spot for the assembly, did not know about the threat,” the report says.
Even a special agent responsible for the field office of Pittsburgh Secret Service – which had jurisdiction during the assembly – said he had never received this information.
“He said that if he received information about the threats, he would ask for other assets such as ballistic glass, further drone alleviation and a complete team of counterattack,” Gao said.
“More opportunities to share – but failed”
Senator Grassley sharply criticized the agency and said Butler shooting was the result of failure.
“A year ago, a number of bad decisions and bureaucratic handicaps led to one of the most shocking moments in political history,” Grassley said in a statement, according to New York Post.
“The failure of the secret service 13th. July was the culmination of the years of poor management and came after Biden Administration rejected requests for increased security for President Trump protection.”
Grassley described the 98 -page GAO report as a “comprehensive overview of failure” and called for urgent reforms.
“This information would not be possible without the supervision of Congress and my work will continue,” he quoted as adding.
“The Americans should be grateful for the fact that President Trump survived that day and was eventually re -elected to restore the common sense of our country.”
The experience and failure of equipment
Gao also identified the main operating shortcomings in the Butler Rally Planning and Staff: Of the 14 agents, five said they were only reliable on their own experience for decision -making, because there were no standard protocols or supervision.
The site agent assigned to Butler was a new role, and the assembly was the first time planning a large outdoor event.
Support for drones was not available – either assigned to party conventions or non -functional.
Several drones present were flying inexperienced operators and some non -functional during deployment.
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Way forward?
GAO findings come days after the secret service announced disciplinary measures against six agents and confirmed that it made 21 out of 46 supervision recommendations, 16.
Grassley says that the report offers not only convicts but also a plan.
“And more importantly, this report offers a clear way forward to improve the secret service, so it can prevent the next Butler from re -happening,” he said.
Attack 13th July 2024, Trump left injured and firefighter dead, caused several investigations and resignation of the Sean Currana secret service director. SPA continues to transform security protocols surrounding political characters in the US.
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