Pat Fallon U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 4th district | Official U.S. House Headshot
Pat Fallon U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 4th district | Official U.S. House Headshot
In Washington, D.C., the bipartisan House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump has released its final report, analyzing the United States Secret Service's (USSS) handling of a security breach during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. The incident nearly resulted in the death of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and claimed the life of Corey Comperatore.
Rep. Pat Fallon from Texas commented on the findings: "Today, our bipartisan House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump released its final report, providing a comprehensive analysis of the astonishing failures by the United States Secret Service (USSS) during the July 13 rally in Butler, PA, that nearly resulted in the death of then-presidential candidate, Donald Trump. The tragic events that unfolded that day, which also took the life of innocent patriot Corey Comperatore, have raised serious concerns about the elite agency's ability to fulfill its zero-fail mission."
The task force conducted an investigation over nearly five months and engaged with personnel from various local, state, and federal agencies. Rep. Fallon expressed dissatisfaction with USSS leadership's transparency throughout this process: "After our nearly five-month-long investigation where we had the opportunity to speak with personnel from local, state, and federal agencies, the level of transparency by USSS leadership still leaves much to be desired."
The report outlines numerous failures in planning and execution by USSS and presents 37 recommendations aimed at preventing similar incidents in future operations. Rep. Fallon hopes these suggestions will prompt significant changes within the agency: "Our report identifies a series of catastrophic failures in planning, execution, and leadership while offering 37 specific recommendations to prevent such an incident from ever happening again. We hope that this constructive criticism is not taken lightly and that we will see serious changes in culture and methodology within the agency."
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