Inquiry finds communications breakdowns before Trump assassination attempt [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Inquiry finds communications breakdowns before Trump assassination attempt

Secret Service and police failed to relay concerns while agency also guarded Kamala Harris in same state that day

Edward Helmore
Sat 14 Sep 2024 16.01 BST
Last modified on Sat 14 Sep 2024 16.03 BST

An internal Secret Service investigation has confirmed that multiple, substantial communication breakdowns preceded the 13 July attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The Washington Post, citing unnamed officials, reported on Saturday that the former president’s security detail failed to direct local police to secure the roof of the building used by the gunman.

The Secret Service had discussed placing heavy equipment and flags between the stage and what would become Thomas Matthew Crooks’ perch atop a glass factory 300ft away to block the clear sight lines from the roof.

But supervisors who arrived at Butler for the rally found cranes, trucks and flags were not placed in a way that blocked the line of sight.

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