6 Secret Service agents suspended after Trump assassination attempt

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5 days ago

The Secret Service suspended six agents in connection with their 'actions' during last year's assassination attempt on President Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., a source from the agency confirmed.
They were suspended following an investigation into the attempted assassination, 'specifically their actions,' the source told NewsNation, The Hill's sister company. Their jobs, according to the source, range from supervisory to line level.
'The Secret Service does not perform at the elite levels needed to discharge its critical mission,' the report found, according to CBS News. 'The Secret Service has become bureaucratic, complacent, and static even though risks have multiplied and technology has evolved.'
The Secret Service deputy director said penalties ranged from 10-42 days of leave without pay or benefits, according to CBS News.
Trump's emergence from a body shield of Secret Service agents to raise his fist after a gunshot grazed his ear at the Pennsylvania rally in July 2024 was a defining moment of the presidential race.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) said the event was 'astonishing' and endowed the president with a 'Taylor Swift kind of swag' that contributed to his traction on the campaign trail.
Corey Comperatore, a firefighter who was in the crowd at the event, was killed in the shooting. The gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was fatally shot by agents.
Then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced heavy criticism for the agency's response to the attack.
She resigned from the role later that month. Sean Curran now leads the agency.
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