{"id":2330352,"date":"2024-08-23T22:04:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T02:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-secret-service-agents-on-administrative-leave-barred-from-investigative-or-protective-work\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T22:08:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T02:08:11","slug":"multiple-secret-service-agents-on-administrative-leave-barred-from-investigative-or-protective-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-secret-service-agents-on-administrative-leave-barred-from-investigative-or-protective-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Secret Service Agents on Administrative Leave, Barred from Investigative or Protective Work"},"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%2Fmultiple-secret-service-agents-on-administrative-leave-barred-from-investigative-or-protective-work%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=2330352&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>Following an assassination attempt\u2064 on former \u200cPresident Donald Trump during a \u200crally\u2063 in July, at least five Secret Service agents have been placed on modified duty. This includes \u2064the special agent\u200d in charge of the Pittsburgh\u200c field office, along with \u2064three other agents from that office,\u200d which was responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rumored-biden-state-dept-pick-savaged-bidens-approach-to-the-middle-east\/\" title=\"Rumored Biden State Dept Pick Savaged Biden\u2019s Approach to the Middle East\">security arrangements<\/a> at the event.\u200d One of the \u200cindividuals affected\u2063 was part of Trump&#8217;s protective detail.\u200b All agents \u2062are \u200dcurrently \u2063on administrative leave,\u2062 preventing them from conducting any investigative\u2062 or protective activities. \u200dMultiple \u2062investigations \u200bare \u200dongoing to unravel a series\u2063 of \u2062security failures that allowed \u200ba man with an \u200dAR-style rifle \u200dto \u200dcome close \u200denough to injure Trump, who was hit in the ear but suffered no serious \u2064harm,\u200b though one spectator \u2063was killed and two more \u200csustained\u200c injuries. The incident has led to\u200b significant scrutiny of the Secret Service, resulting in the resignation of\u200c its then-director, \u2062Kim \u200cCheatle. During a congressional \u200chearing, \u2064it was revealed that officials \u2064had received multiple\u2064 warnings about a suspicious individual before the \u200bshooting. \u2064The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-obama-adviser-stuart-seldowitz-loses-job-after-viral-video-shows-him-harassing-halal-cart-vendor\/\" title=\"Former Obama adviser Stuart Seldowitz loses job after viral video shows him harassing halal cart vendor\">acting\u200d director<\/a>, \u200cRonald Rowe Jr., expressed \u200bthat \u200bhe could not justify why the \u200didentified security\u2063 risks, including the rooftop from \u2064which the attack was\u2064 carried out, \u200dwere not \u2064adequately addressed.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section>\n<p>At least five Secret Service agents have been placed on modified duty after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in July, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement official<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>They include the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office and three other agents assigned to that office, which was responsible for the security planning ahead of the July 13th rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to the law enforcement official who had direct knowledge of the matter. One of the five agents was assigned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/female-secret-service-agent-abandons-post-trump-rally-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s protective detail, the official said.<\/p>\n<p>The official was not authorized to publicly disclose details of the personnel investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>The agents are on administrative leave, meaning they cannot do investigative or protective work.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple investigations have been launched as officials probe a complicated law enforcement failure that allowed a man with an AR-style rifle to get close enough to shoot and injure Trump at the rally.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump was struck in the ear, but avoided serious injury. One spectator was killed and two others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-cdc-bungled-covid-19\/\" title=\"How the CDC Bungled COVID-19\">devastating failure<\/a> of one of the agency&rsquo;s core duties and led to the resignation of the Secret Service&rsquo;s then-director, Kim Cheatle.<\/p>\n<p>At a congressional hearing after the assassination attempt, Cheatle acknowledged that the Secret Service was told about a suspicious person two to five times before the shooting. She also revealed that the roof from which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crooks-family-neighbor-reveals-big-change-happened-home-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Matthew Crooks<\/a> opened fire had been identified as a potential vulnerability days before the rally.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr., who took over after Cheatle&rsquo;s resignation, has said he &ldquo;cannot defend why that roof was not better secured.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This group includes the special agent overseeing the Pittsburgh field office and three additional agents from that office, which handled security preparations for the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13th. One of these agents was part of Trump&#8217;s protective detail. The source, who spoke anonymously due to restrictions on discussing personnel matters publicly, noted that these agents are currently on administrative leave and are prohibited from conducting investigative or protective duties. Several investigations are underway as officials examine a significant law enforcement failure that allowed an individual with an AR-style rifle to get close enough to injure Trump during the rally. Although Trump was hit in the ear, he sustained no serious injuries; however, one bystander was killed and two others were wounded. This incident represented a major lapse in one of the agency&#8217;s primary responsibilities and resulted in the resignation of then-Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle. During a congressional hearing after the attempt on Trump&#8217;s life, Cheatle admitted that they had received reports about a suspicious individual multiple times before the shooting occurred and acknowledged that days prior to the event, concerns about vulnerabilities related to a roof from which Thomas Matthew Crooks fired had been raised. Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr., who succeeded Cheatle after her resignation, stated he could not justify why better security measures were not implemented for that roof<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4143c7da102a4d2b92bbaa659106790b-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16097,39166,39167,39168,34163],"class_list":["post-2330352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-law-enforcement","tag-administrative-leave","tag-investigative-work","tag-protective-work","tag-secret-service"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4143c7da102a4d2b92bbaa659106790b-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330352","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}