{"id":2329964,"date":"2024-08-23T11:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-places-agents-on-leave-after-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T11:59:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:59:23","slug":"secret-service-places-agents-on-leave-after-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-places-agents-on-leave-after-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service places agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecret-service-places-agents-on-leave-after-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2329964&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Secret Service has placed several agents\u200b on leave\u200b following an assassination\u2063 attempt on former President Donald\u2062 Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. Reports indicate that five personnel, including \u200cone from Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-lopez-leaves-sold-out-show-early-after-being-heckled-fans-react\/\" title=\"George Lopez Exits Early from Sold-Out Show Due to Heckling, Fans Respond\">personal security team<\/a> \u2062and four from the Pittsburgh field \u2062office, were \u2064affected. The \u200dagency is under scrutiny for its failure\u200b to prevent the incident, where an assailant fired eight rounds, resulting in one fatality and injuries to Trump \u200band \u200cothers. The Secret Service is conducting an internal investigation to \u2064understand \u2064the missteps that led to\u200b this security breach, while\u200c acknowledging the need for\u2062 accountability among their staff. These disciplinary actions come <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cabinet-pick-made-731000-at-central-hub-of-trump-resistance\/\" title=\"Biden Cabinet pick made 1,000 over 2 years from liberal nonprofit\">amid criticism<\/a> from both political parties, particularly after an \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-defends-her-built-and-strong-body-after-fiery-congressional-hearing-exchange\/\" title=\"MTG defends her muscular physique after intense congressional hearing\">intense congressional hearing<\/a> on the matter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Secret Service places agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt: Reports<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736225\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a> placed multiple personnel on leave following the assassination attempt of former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> at a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The agency placed five people on leave, a source familiar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/secret-service-agents-on-leave-trump-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> news outlets on Friday: one person from Trump&rsquo;s personal protective team and four from the Pittsburgh field office, including the special agent in charge. <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2024\/08\/22\/secret_service_agents_placed_leave_after_trump_assassination_attempt__151502.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"details\">details<\/a> of the disciplinary steps on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service declined to comment on the reports but said it &ldquo;holds our personnel&nbsp;to the highest professional standards&rdquo; in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.S. Secret Service is committed to investigating the decisions and actions of personnel related to the event in Butler, Pennsylvania and the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump,&rdquo; said Anthony Guglielmi, U.S. Secret Service chief of communications. &ldquo;The U.S. Secret Service&rsquo;s mission assurance review is progressing, and we are examining the processes, procedures and factors that led to this operational failure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/23\/politics\/secret-service-employees-trump-shooting?cid=ios_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a> the agents had been reassigned to administrative duties in the wake of the shooting, which left one person dead and three, including the former president, injured. The Secret Service has been scrutinized by both political parties for the breach of security that allowed Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, to access a nearby building and fire eight rounds at Trump.<\/p>\n<p>One of the bullets grazed Trump&rsquo;s ear, while Corey Comperatore, a former firefighter chief, was struck and killed while protecting his family from the gunfire. David Dutch and James Copenhaver were also injured in the shooting; Dutch was <a href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/trump-rally-shooting-victim-david-dutch-released-hospital\/15093250\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>released from the hospital<\/a> in late July and Copenhaver was <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/4797161-second-man-injured-during-trump-rally-shooting-has-been-released-from-the-hospital\/\" title>released a few days afterward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The security failures at the rally prompted widespread criticism of the Secret Service, so much so that Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3094290\/takeaways-secret-service-cheatle-congressional-grilling-trump-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>contentious hearing<\/a> before the House Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The news that Secret Service personnel are on leave due to the shooting comes after acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe heatedly told senators at a hearing for the shooting that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3104585\/key-takeaways-secret-service-hearing-highlights-communication-failures-between-local-federal-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>did not want to &ldquo;zero in&rdquo;<\/a> and fire agents or relieve them of duty without all of the information.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re asking me, senator, to completely make a rush to judgment about somebody failing,&rdquo; Rowe responded last month to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), who had angrily asked him why no one had been fired at that time. &ldquo;I acknowledge this was a failure. &hellip; I will tell you that I will not rush to judgment, that people will be held accountable, and I will do so with integrity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>House leaders set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-some-of-the-big-changes-in-the-senate-passed-stimulus-bill\/\" title=\"Here Are Some Of The Big Changes In The Senate-Passed Stimulus Bill\">bipartisan task force<\/a> to investigate the shooting, while hard-line Republicans led by Reps. Cory Mills (R-FL) and Eli Crane (R-AZ) are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3131324\/rogue-task-force-sidesteps-johnson-hearing-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>holding their own parallel investigation<\/a>. The independent group will hold its first hearing next week on the same day the official&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3118436\/trump-assassination-task-force-letters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bipartisan task force<\/a>&nbsp;will have a press conference at the shooting site.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&nbsp;held his first outdoor rally&nbsp;since the shooting this week, where he was surrounded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3127855\/secret-service-trump-bulletproof-glass-north-carolina-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bulletproof glass<\/a> as a precaution. He left the bulletproof glass to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3130312\/trump-leaves-bulletproof-glass-help-woman-outdoor-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>help a woman<\/a> in need of medical attention, surrounded by Secret Service agents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736225\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736225\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Secret Service has put several agents on leave after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. According to a source, five individuals were placed on leave: one from Trump&#8217;s personal protective team and four from the Pittsburgh field office, including the special agent in charge. RealClearPolitics reported these disciplinary actions earlier this week. While the Secret Service did not comment directly on the reports, they emphasized their commitment to maintaining high professional standards among their personnel. Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the U.S. Secret Service, stated that they are thoroughly investigating the decisions and actions of staff related to this incident and are reviewing processes that contributed to this operational failure.<\/p>\n<p>Following the shooting\u2014which resulted in one fatality and injuries to three others including Trump\u2014the agents involved were reassigned to administrative roles. The agency has faced criticism from both political parties regarding security lapses that allowed 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks access to a nearby building where he fired eight shots at Trump; one bullet grazed Trump&#8217;s ear while Corey Comperatore was killed while trying to shield his family from gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these security failures at the rally, there has been significant backlash against the Secret Service leading up to Director Kimberly Cheatle&#8217;s resignation after a tense hearing with Congress. Acting Director Ronald Rowe previously expressed reluctance during Senate hearings about making hasty judgments regarding personnel accountability without complete information.<\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan task force has been established by House leaders for further investigation into the shooting incident while some Republican representatives are conducting their own inquiry as well. An independent group is set for its first hearing next week coinciding with a press conference by the official task force at the site of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Trump held his first outdoor rally since being targeted; he was surrounded by bulletproof glass but stepped away briefly to assist someone needing medical help while protected by Secret Service agents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2329965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donald-trump-bulletproof-glass-asheboro-NC-rally-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34943,34163,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2329964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-secret-service","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donald-trump-bulletproof-glass-asheboro-NC-rally-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}