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Trump Shooting: Secret Service Admits Complacency

US Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe Jr. listed several oversights which preceded the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump in July, including communication issues and unmitigated line of sight vulnerabilities (Credit: AFP)

The US Secret Service on Friday detailed a litany of failures uncovered by its review of the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally in July.

Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to open fire from a nearby rooftop at the outdoor event held by Republican election candidate Trump, who narrowly escaped death and suffered a wound to his right ear.

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