Senate inquiry finds there was no clear security decision-making at rally and general communications chaosThe breadth of known Secret Service errors that led up to Donald Trump’s first near-assassination in July widened on Wednesday with the release of a report by the US Senate that found there was no one clearly in charge of decision-making for security at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that day – causing “foreseeable, preventable” failings prior to the former president being shot.The catalogue of security errors that allowed a would-be assassin to fire seven rounds at Trump at the election rally include failing to set up sight-line barriers around the outdoor rally area, the absence of a plan to secure the building the shooter took aim from and general communication chaos. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/25/trump-shooting-report-secret-service
Author : Edward Helmore
Publish date : 2024-09-25 16:13:48
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Secret Service made numerous errors before first near-assassination of Trump, Senate report says
