{"id":2407481,"date":"2025-02-27T12:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-head-confident-in-assassination-investigations-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T12:33:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:33:46","slug":"secret-service-head-confident-in-assassination-investigations-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-head-confident-in-assassination-investigations-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service head &#8216;confident&#8217; in assassination investigations &#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\">20<\/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-head-confident-in-assassination-investigations-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=2407481&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>Secret Service Director \u2063Sean Curran has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tokyo-olympics-set-to-go-on-regardless-of-covid-19-pandemic\/\" title=\"Tokyo Olympics Set To Go On \u2018Regardless\u2019 Of COVID...19 Pandemic\">expressed confidence<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-anyone-more-annoying-or-treacherous-than-barack-obama\/\" title=\"Is Anyone More Annoying or Treacherous than Barack Obama?\">ongoing investigations<\/a> into two\u200c assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump\u200d that \u2062occurred just \u200dmonths before the november election. Following the first attempt, the head of the Secret Service resigned, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-following-politico-report-on-gun-scandal-hunter-biden-confirms-addiction-issues-near-time-of-incident\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Following Politico Report On Gun Scandal, Hunter Biden Confirms Addiction Issues Near Time Of Incident\">details surrounding<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">incidents remain unclear<\/a>.\u200d Curran assured viewers on Fox News \u200cthat he \u2064trusts the \u200dcapability of the Secret Service and their collaboration with other agencies to uncover \u2064the truth. He noted that \u200bhe has \u200dbrought in external intelligence experts to \u200dreassess \u2062the agency&#8217;s capabilities. The attempts included \u2064an incident where a bullet struck Trump during a campaign event,making it\u2062 the first attack on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing ... Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">sitting president<\/a> since Ronald Reagan in 1981.  <\/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 director is &lsquo;confident&rsquo; truth will be revealed in assassination attempts<\/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_2020487\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Secret Service<\/a> Director Sean Curran expressed his confidence in the investigation into the assassination attempts against President<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump was the target of two&nbsp;assassination&nbsp;attempts just months ahead of the November election. The head of the Secret Service resigned following the first attempt, but the details of how these would-be assassins got so close are still shrouded in mystery.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am confident,&rdquo; Curran said when asked about the investigation on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em> Wednesday. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m confident in the men and women at Secret Service, our partners on the Hill. The [homeland security] secretary and the cooperation from everyone else. We&rsquo;ve really come together, and I&rsquo;m confident in the process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2818880&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=3dbec898ed7a2c6fa4afd312a57cf83c\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>His comments come on the heels of a recruitment ad for the Secret Service that aired during the Super Bowl. Michael Bay, of <em>Transformers<\/em> fame, directed the ad as a &ldquo;friend&rdquo; to Curran.<\/p>\n<p>Curran was among the Secret Service officers with Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a bullet struck Trump in the ear. Since his appointment to head the agency, Curran said he is taking a new look at its intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I brought in an outside expert from the intelligence community to take a look at our intelligence apparatus,&rdquo; Curran said. &ldquo;I feel that strongly about what we are doing and where I want to take our intelligence divisions to &mdash; and that&rsquo;s why I brought a true pro from the intelligence community to take a look at that and advise me on how we can do things differently and build more relationships with the ICE community. It&rsquo;s that important.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3329502\/kristi-noem-fires-dhs-leakers-plans-find-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"KRISTI NOEM FIRES DHS LEAKERS, PLANS TO FIND MORE\">KRISTI NOEM FIRES DHS LEAKERS, PLANS TO FIND MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The attack in Butler was the first against a president since President Ronald Reagan in 1981. At the time, Trump was days away from becoming the Republican nominee for president and had been on the campaign trail for about 18 months. A shooter killed one and injured three, including Trump. Corey Comperatore, 50, a volunteer fire chief, husband, and father, was the single fatality.<\/p>\n<p>Secret Service apprehended another suspect, weeks later, Ryan Routh, who was armed on a golf course where Trump was playing. Routh has since pleaded not guilty to one count of attempting to&nbsp;assassinate&nbsp;a major presidential candidate and four firearm offenses. In December, prosecutors added another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3264335\/ryan-routh-faces-new-murder-charge-in-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"attempted murder charge\">attempted murder charge<\/a> because when Routh fled law enforcement, traffic was shut down, and an accident nearly killed a young female passenger.<\/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_2020487\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2020487\"}});<\/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>Secret Service director confident in Trump assassination probe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2407482,"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\/2025\/01\/AP25017590778995.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51238,51050,34163,3646,32076],"class_list":["post-2407481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-investigations","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-secret-service","tag-security","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25017590778995.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407481","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407481"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407485,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407481\/revisions\/2407485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}