The Secret Service was warned of a "Credible" threat in the days leading up to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, but failed to act accordingly, according to a damning bipartisan Senate report released Wednesday.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs released an interim report on the attack that detailed numerous "Failures" by the Secret Service to secure the site and to respond to threats.
In response to the threat, a Secret Service counter-sniper team was assigned to the rally, but almost no one was told of the threat.
The Lead Advance Agent told the Senators that she was told of the threat by a Secret Service official who said he couldn't discuss specifics of the threat.
The committee said that only two Secret Service personnel interviewed by them "Were made aware that there was a credible threat related to former President Trump prior to July 13, only one of whom was made aware of the classified information underlying the threat." Trump's rally in Butler was the first time for a Secret Service sniper team to be assigned to anyone other than the president, the vice president, or an officially nominated candidate.
The report detailed that local law enforcement warned the Secret Service about the potential threat of the roof, but did not allocate resources to secure it.
Just before shots were fired, a Secret Service counter-sniper saw local law enforcement running toward the building where Crooks was positioned, but "He did not alert former President Trump's protective detail to remove him from the stage," the report said.
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