{"id":2623502,"date":"2026-07-03T16:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-strange-findings-dhs-investigators-release-report-on-secret-service-failures-at-butler-assassination-attempt\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T16:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:57:24","slug":"update-strange-findings-dhs-investigators-release-report-on-secret-service-failures-at-butler-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-strange-findings-dhs-investigators-release-report-on-secret-service-failures-at-butler-assassination-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Strange Findings &#8211; DHS Investigators Release Report on Secret Service Failures at Butler Assassination Attempt"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fupdate-strange-findings-dhs-investigators-release-report-on-secret-service-failures-at-butler-assassination-attempt%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=2623502&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 article reports on a final report from the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Office of Inspector General about Secret Service failures prior to an attempted assassination of then-President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. Key findings highlight that a Secret Service site agent in the Pittsburgh area showed inappropriate deference to Trump\u2019s staff and did not adequately address security vulnerabilities, such as failing to block line of sight to the presidential stage from a nearby building where an assailant fired shots. Despite identifying this threat beforehand, the agent\u2019s recommendations were rejected by protectee staff for aesthetic reasons, and the issue was not properly escalated or documented. The report criticizes the Secret Service for not having a fully developed process to document and approve mitigation plans and notes that the responsible agent received only a minor suspension. The agency has since taken some steps to improve, but full reforms remain pending to ensure better security measures in future events.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Office of Inspector General released its final report on Secret Service failures that preceded the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt against then-former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The report featured five key findings, the fifth of which included some strange details.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the Secret Service site agent counterpart \u2014 usually a member of state or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"... pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> who coordinates event protection with the lead Secret Service agent, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-assassination-attempt-secret-service-rally-shooting-missteps-rcna162278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> \u2014 showed inappropriate deference to Trump\u2019s staff on a question of major security-related significance.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the report\u2019s fifth key finding blamed the Secret Service for failing to block line of sight to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-doj-sues-gavin-newsoms-california-glock-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after 6:00 p.m. on July 13, would-be assassin Thomas Crooks climbed the roof of an American Glass Research International building 155 yards away from Trump and fired eight shots, wounding Trump and killing rally attendee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/corey-comperatores-daughter-slams-trump-rally-security-dads-blood-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corey Comperatore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the event, the counterpart had identified that building as a threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Butler, the Secret Service site agent counterpart proposed blocking line of sight from the AGR complex to the stage where President Trump would be speaking,\u201d the report read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn July 12, 2024, the site agent counterpart spoke with protectee staff about placing trucks already on location to block the line of sight from the AGR complex to the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/renowned-author-enders-game-civil-war-ii-lincoln-much-tougher-todays-dems-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> campaign, however, rejected the counterpart\u2019s suggestion for blocking line of sight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe site agent counterpart told us she proposed placing the trucks between the AGR complex and the stage,\u201d the report added, \u201cbut protectee staff denied the request because the trucks would be \u2018too close to [President Trump\u2019s] press shot.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aesthetic preferences notwithstanding, the Secret Service maintains responsibility for security. And in this instance, according to the report, the counterpart failed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe site agent counterpart then proposed moving the trucks to a nearby location instead, which would block line of sight from a different area; protectee staff agreed,\u201d the report continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the site agent counterpart did not inform the lead agent or her supervisors that the protectee\u2019s staff rejected her request to place equipment already at the site to block line of sight from the AGR complex to the stage and that the line of sight from the AGR complex would be exposed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the site agent counterpart identified a threat but acquiesced to an inferior consideration. She also failed to follow up on the line-of-sight threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/6-years-ago-week-trump-rushed-wh-bunker-60-secret-service-members-injured-leftist-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >local law enforcement officers secure<\/a> a particular area, training still instructs Secret Service members to place objects to block lines of sight, which in this instance included the AGR complex,\u201d the report added two paragraphs later.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2025\/07\/12\/one_year_after_butler_secret_service_fbi_face_new_questions_153040.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-takeaways-from-senate-report-on-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Top takeaways from Senate report on Trump ... ... Washington Examiner\">site counterpart<\/a> was Dana DuBrey, \u201ca mid-level agent in the Pittsburgh Field Office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DuBrey\u2019s overall negligence, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-butler-rally-secret-service-team-failed-multiple-basic-protocols-before-assassination-attempt-docs-reveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, preceded the on-site threat assessment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Secret Service also said local police ed the senior counterpart their plans to secure the area, but she never opened or read the plans,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Documents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/SITE-COUNTERPART-COMBINED_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show<\/a> that in April 2025, DuBrey received a mere two-week unpaid suspension.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent such failures in the future, the OIG recommended that the Secret Service\u2019s Office of Protective Operations \u201cdevelop and implement a process to document the identification and blocking of line of sight vulnerabilities and the approval of mitigation plans before events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OPO addressed the problem in February 2026, though not to OIG\u2019s full satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecret Service provided documentation of the process for site agents to document the identification and elimination of line of sight concerns but did not provide evidence of a process for lead agents, supervisors, or others to approve mitigation plans before the event,\u201d the report read. \u201cWe will close this recommendation when we receive documentation of the approval process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, nearly two years after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-suggests-trump-staged-assassination-attempt-butler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Butler assassination attempt<\/a>, the Secret Service still had not developed a complete plan to prevent a repeat of the site counterpart\u2019s failures.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<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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