Overview

• A Senate Homeland Security report and GAO audit found “multiple, unacceptable failures” in Secret Service planning and intelligence sharing ahead of the July 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
• The agency received classified intelligence about a threat ten days before the event but did not share it with local law enforcement or other key partners.
• Six agents from the Pittsburgh field office and the presidential protective detail were suspended without pay for periods ranging from 10 to 42 days, prompting criticism from the victim’s family and lawmakers.
• Acting Director Sean Curran, a longtime protective operative, has begun implementing select measures from the House and Senate task force’s 37 recommendations for security overhaul.
• Investigators concluded that shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks acted alone, yet his motive remains unknown after exhaustive FBI and Secret Service inquiries.