Overview

• The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs found at least 10 requests for counter-snipers, counter-drone systems and counter-assault teams were unfulfilled ahead of the July 2024 Butler County rally.
• Investigators reported key communication failures when agents opted not to retrieve local law enforcement radios, undermining coordination during the attack.
• Advance warnings of line-of-sight vulnerabilities went unaddressed and an inexperienced operator was assigned to the rally’s counter-unmanned aerial system.
• Six Secret Service members have been suspended without pay for their roles in the security lapses, although none have been dismissed from the agency.
• Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle denied any denial of security support and called allegations of misleading testimony unfair to disciplined personnel.