Multiple Secret Service agents on leave following assassination attempt on Trump
Scripps News has confirmed from a source familiar with the matter that several Secret Service agents - including the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office- have been placed on leave in the wake of the Butler, PA assassination attempt against former President Trump.
The agency's spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement: "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. The U.S. Secret Service’s mission assurance review is progressing, and we are examining the processes, procedures and factors that led to this operational failure. The U.S. Secret Service holds our personnel to the highest professional standards, and any identified and substantiated violations of policy will be investigated by the Office of Professional Responsibility for potential disciplinary action. Given this is a personnel matter, we are not in a position to comment further."
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