WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into the Secret Service’s security practices for former President Donald Trump. A man with a gun tried to assassinate him. At a rally in Pennsylvania.
In a brief notice posted on the inspector general’s website, the agency said the purpose of the investigation was to “evaluate the United States Secret Service’s (Secret Service’s) processes regarding security for former President Trump’s campaign event on July 13, 2024.”
The date when the investigation began was not disclosed. The notice was included in a long list of ongoing cases being pursued by the inspector general’s office.
President Joe Biden has already ordered an independent investigation into security at the rally.
shooting Doubts arose Methodology The shooter He was able to climb onto the roof with a clear view of the former president, but said he had been shot in the ear.
The gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, came within 135 meters (157 yards) of the stage where the former Republican president was speaking and opened fire. Threat on President Trump’s life from Iran leads to extra security days before Saturday’s rally for the former president.
A bloody Trump was quickly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents and a sniper. Killed the gunmanTrump said the gunfire left him with a hole above his right ear. One rally attendee was killed and two others seriously injured.
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Director of the Secret Service Kim Cheatle The department said it understands the importance of an investigation ordered by a Democratic president and will cooperate fully with the investigation, as well as with congressional committees looking into the shooting. The department said it is working to understand how Saturday’s shooting happened and to make sure it never happens again.
The agency, which has about 7,800 employees, is responsible for protecting the president, vice president, their families, former presidents, their spouses, minor children under the age of 16, and several other senior officials, including the secretary of Homeland Security.
