By James Myers, OAN Staff
Friday, August 23, 2024, 10:19 a.m.
At least five members of the Pittsburgh branch of the United States Secret Service (USSS) have reportedly been placed on administrative leave following the July 13 incident.Number An assassination attempt occurred against former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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However, a separate group of USSS agents specifically assigned to protect President Trump remains active, according to a source familiar with the matter. Real Clear Politics.
“We are pleased to announce that we have received a 100% response from the USSS,” said Anthony Guglielmi, USSS communications director. Fox News Digital The statement said agency employees “are held to the highest professional standards, and any identified and substantiated violations of policy will be subject to investigation by the Office of Professional Ethics and may result in disciplinary action.”
The USSS did not directly release the names or identities of the employees who were placed on administrative leave, and Gulieremi added that due to the “personal” nature of the matter, the service was “not in a position to comment further.”
“The United States Secret Service is committed to investigating the decisions and actions of its personnel related to the incident in Butler, Pennsylvania and the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump,” Guglielmi said. “The United States Secret Service’s Mission Assurance Review is ongoing and is examining the processes, procedures and factors that led to this failed operation.”
According to multiple sources Real Clear Politics The decision to put officers in the Pittsburgh field office on leave compared to other agents assigned to 45 other regions.Number The president’s security has led to internal speculation that the local office is responsible for the assassination attempt.
Since then, lawmakers have called on the Secret Service to make personnel changes and fire employees in the wake of the attempted assassination of President Trump, which left victims Corey Comperatore dead and David Duch and James Copenhaver seriously injured.
Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle also resigned less than two weeks after the shooting after being forced to testify before members of Congress about what happened that day.
Meanwhile, police body camera footage was released on August 9th.Number Revealing the moments after gunman Thomas Crooks opened fire at the rally, Butler police said the Secret Service was supposed to be guarding the building where Crooks was sitting.
“I told them, we gotta put them over here… Secret Service,” the officer says in the video. “I told them on Tuesday, we gotta put them over here.”
Additionally, members of the Congressional Trump Assassination Attempt Task Force are scheduled to visit Butler on Monday to meet with local officials and gather more information about the events that took place that day.
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