Overview

• At least ten requests for additional protective assets—including counter-snipers and counter-drone systems—were denied or unfulfilled before the July 13, 2024, rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
• A Government Accountability Office finding shows agents failed to relay pre-attack tips and warnings about a suspicious individual with a rangefinder to local law enforcement.
• Six Secret Service agents received suspensions ranging from 10 to 42 days over their roles in the security breakdown, but none were terminated.
• The report directly disputes former Director Kimberly Cheatle’s testimony that no asset requests were denied, a claim challenged by Sen. Rand Paul during congressional hearings.
• On the one-year anniversary, President Trump acknowledged the agency’s mistakes yet expressed continued confidence while GOP leaders credited divine intervention for his survival.