Multiple Secret Service officers they were put on leave for the assassination attempt against the former president and their actions in response to it Donald Trump At the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a source familiar with the decisions told NBC News.
Includes leavers Secret Servicespecial agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office responsible for coordinating the security plan with local law enforcement leading the office to the rally.
A source familiar with the decisions did not confirm the exact number of officers on leave, saying the number could continue to rise as an internal investigation into the assassination attempt continues.
RealClearPolitics first reported that Secret Service the staff was on leave.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement that he would not confirm the agents were placed on leave, but said the agency’s internal investigation could result in “disciplinary action.”
“The US Secret Service is committed to investigating the decisions and actions of personnel related to the incident in Butler, Pennsylvania and the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump,” he said. to this operation failure. … [A]discovered and substantiated policy violations will be investigated by the Office of Professional Responsibility for potential disciplinary action. Considering that this is a personnel matter, we are not able to make further comments.”
CORRECTION: (August 23, 2024, 11:38 a.m.) An earlier version of this article misstated the federal agency where Kevin Rojek worked. He is the head of the Pittsburgh field office of the FBI, not the Secret Service. He was not placed on leave and the reference to him was removed.