President Trump survived an assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
Retired FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer said the move to suspend the agents involved was expected.
Coffindaffer wrote in an X post that the Secret Service's "incompetence cost a life," referring to Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter, father and husband, who was shot and killed that day.
The assailant, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired eight shots from an AR-15–style rifle from a rooftop approximately 400 feet from the stage where Trump was speaking. One bullet grazed Trump's right ear, while another fatally struck rally attendee Comperatore, who shielded his family.
Corey Comperatore as the rally-goer who was killed in an assassination attempt on former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Facebook)
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The Secret Service agency confirmed to Fox News that the disciplinary action occurred in February. The revelation comes ahead of a Senate report outlining the security failures in Butler.
Following the July 13 incident, the agency faced additional criticism when a second assassination attempt on Trump took place in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The second incident prompted then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign.
Amanda covers the intersection of business and geopolitics for Fox News Digital.
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