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One Year After Assassination Attempt, Secret Service Criticized for Inexcusable Security Lapses

Critics warn that suspending six agents does little to address the systemic flaws that left the president vulnerable.

Dans les instants suivant les tirs, Trump lève sa main droite vers sa tête. Il se jette ensuite au sol, aussitôt rejoint par des agents des services secrets qui l’encerclent ensuite pour le protéger. «Je ne devrais pas être ici, je devrais être mort», a-t-il confié au New York Post.
Le 13 juillet 2024, Donald Trump manquait de se faire assassiner lors d'un meeting en Pennsylvanie. 
Le 13 juillet 2024, un homme a tiré sur Donald Trump, lors d'un meeting de campagne à Butler, en Pennsylvanie.
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Overview

  • A July 10 self-evaluation described the agency as bureaucratic and complacent, revealing major gaps that allowed Thomas Matthew Crooks to fire shots at close range during the Butler rally.
  • A bipartisan Senate intelligence committee report condemned a “cascade of preventable errors,” faulting failures to act on credible intelligence and coordinate with local law enforcement.
  • Six agents were suspended for 10 to 42 days with pay withheld, while former director Kimberly Cheatle remains the only senior official to have departed since the attack.
  • The FBI continues to probe Crooks’s unclear motives after discovering his extensive online searches into past assassinations, event layouts and bomb-making.
  • A foiled secondary threat in September at a Florida golf course highlighted ongoing risks and prompted fresh calls for a fundamental overhaul of presidential protection protocols.