Overview

• A Senate Homeland Security report published July 13 brands the Secret Service’s lapses at the Butler rally as “inexcusable” and urges tougher accountability measures
• Six agents were suspended for conduct failures during the July 2024 attack on President Trump, but no dismissals have been finalized pending ongoing reviews
• Twenty-one of the 46 congressional recommendations on coordination, communication and aerial surveillance have been put into effect while the rest await action
• Victims’ families and lawmakers, including Sen. Ron Johnson, are seeking interviews, body-camera footage and detailed briefing from the FBI and local law enforcement
• President Trump has expressed confidence in the Secret Service’s capabilities, calling his survival a mission to “save the country” even as he acknowledges clear security oversights