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US Secret Service admits failures in July Trump assassination attempt
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9/21/2024
A US Secret Service probe found communication gaps and a lack of diligence ahead of the July attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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Good afternoon, everyone.
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After reviewing the planning, event details, and coordination with partner agencies regarding
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the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13th, our mission assurance
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review is nearing its completion.
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As I've said, this was a failure on the part of the United States Secret Service.
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It's important that we hold ourselves accountable for the failures of July 13th, and that we
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use the lessons learned to make sure that we do not have another failure like this again.
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And as a result of these failures, what has become clear to me is we need a shift in paradigm
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in how we conduct our protective operations.
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The Secret Service did not give clear guidance or direction to our local law enforcement
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partners.
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There were communication deficiencies between law enforcement personnel at the site, while
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some members of the advance team were very diligent.
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There was complacency on the part of others that led to a breach of security protocols.
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With respect to accountability, the mission assurance review has identified deficiencies
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in the advance planning and its implementation by Secret Service personnel.
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These employees will be held accountable, and this agency has among the most robust
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table of penalties in the entirety of the federal government, and these penalties will
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be administered according to our disciplinary process.
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What occurred on Sunday demonstrates that the threat environment in which the Secret
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Service operates is tremendous and under constant threat, and we've been in this heightened
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and increasingly dynamic threat environment since July 13th.
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This increased operational tempo requires additional resources to not only account for
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costs being incurred today, but ensure that we have the tools, the technology, and personnel
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needed to meet these new requirements and execute our mission going forward.
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But in order to do this, we need additional personnel, technical assets, and equipment
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for the sustainment of immediate and future needs.
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Our personnel have been in a state of hyper-vigilance following July 13th.
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The way the Secret Service is structured, the President of the United States has the
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highest level of protection of any world leader, period, the end.
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The number of assets that the Secret Service provides and the Department of Defense provides
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is at the highest levels.
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Those same highest levels with respect to the Secret Service are being provided to the
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former President's detail.
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As I stated, I'm sure Congress wants to make sure that the Secret Service is strong.
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I don't know the intentions behind this piece of legislation, but what I'll just point back
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to, coming out of Butler, coming out of July 13th, we've been providing the highest levels
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of Secret Service protection to the former President.
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All right, thank you everyone.
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