Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by Secret Service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
The agency faced heavy criticism following the security failure, which allowed gunman Thomas Crooks to open fire toward the rally's stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter, father and husband attending the rally, was killed while Trump's ear was grazed by a bullet and two other men were injured by gunfire.
Crooks was killed by a Secret Service sniper.
President Donald Trump surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents following an assassination attempt at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The agency faced more criticism weeks later when a second assassination attempt on Trump took place in West Palm Beach, Florida. Though it was stopped, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned and the agency underwent several investigations and congressional hearings.
A bipartisan House task force released a 180-page report in December stating that the incident in Butler was "preventable," citing "preexisting" leadership and training issues that "created an environment" where security failures were possible.
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In the report, lawmakers also pointed out that the Secret Service did not coordinate or plan well with local law enforcement.
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