Secret Service ‘solely responsible’ for implementation and execution of security at the Trump rally site, director tells CNN
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US Secret Service (USSS) Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday told the US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability she takes "full responsibility for any security lapse" that occurred leading up to the July 13 assassination attempt on former Pres. Donald Trump.
She also said "we failed" and she called the shooting at Trump's outdoor campaign rally in Butler County, Penn., "the most significant operational failure" of the USSS in "decades."
In response to a question about the USSS failure to have an agent on the roof outside the security perimeter of the rally where the shots came from, Cheatle said the agency is "still looking into responsibilities and who was going to provide overwatch." She also admitted the FBI had discovered the shooter flying a drone over the rally site.In response to a question about the USSS failure to have an agent on the roof outside the security perimeter of the rally, Cheatle said the agency is "still looking into responsibilities and who was going to provide overwatch." She also stated that the FBI had discovered the shooter flying a drone over the rally site.