DHS IG flags Secret Service missteps after agent Googled rooftop location at Butler rally
TL;DR
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report found Secret Service missteps at the July 2024 Butler, Pa., Trump rally, including a counter-drone operator Googling the rooftop location of the would-be assassin and a series of communication gaps (notably 102 radio transmissions going unheard) and lack of a joint operations room, which contributed to delayed warnings as gunman Thomas Crooks fired from a roof 155 yards from the stage, mortally wounding a rally attendee and wounding Trump and several others.
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- Secret Service member was Googling rooftop location of Trump’s would-be assassin when shots rang out in Butler, Pa.: DHS report New York Post
- Watchdog faults Secret Service for missing 102 radio calls during 2024 Trump shooting Reuters
- Secret Service Agents’ Smartphones Raise Security Risks WSJ
- Secret Service missed opportunities to prevent Trump shooting: watchdog USA Today
- Secret Service Device Security Gaps Put Protectees at Risk, DHS OIG Says MeriTalk
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