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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Santana

Secret Service report offers new details on failures during Trump assassination attempt

Election 2024 Secret Service Trump - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A new Secret Service report into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump said multiple staffers knew about clear line-of-sight risks but found them “acceptable” and that farm equipment intended to obstruct the view from the nearby building where the gunman opened fire was never used.

The internal review released Friday is the latest in a list of reports and investigations into the July 13 shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which killed one rallygoer and wounded two others. Trump was shot in the ear before being hustled off the stage.

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