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Trump Assassination Attempt: House Panel Finds it Was 'Preventable'

Trump Assassination Attempt: House Panel Finds it Was 'Preventable'

Above: Rep. Elijah Crane, a Republican from Arizona, left, and Rep. Cory Mills, a Republican from Florida, arrive to testify during a hearing with the full task force on the assassination attempt of former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Image copyright: Ting Shen/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Facts

  • The US House panel probing the July assassination attempt on former Pres. Donald Trump in Butler, Pa., released a preliminary report Monday, finding "a lack of planning and coordination between the Secret Service and its law enforcement partners before the rally."

  • It said the pre-rally security "walkthrough" between the Secret Service (USSS) and local police was "mismanaged." One local police commander told the committee the walkthrough was not "organized" and "just a bunch of people sort of milling around."


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