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Secret Service Faces More Questions Over July 13 Failures
In the two weeks since the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, dwindling answers and mounting questions.
“Trump team complained they were not told of suspicious-person reports before shooting,” revealed Josh Dawsey and Carol D. Leonnig for The Washington Post on Sunday.
It wasn’t the only shocking detail to emerge since the attempted assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on July 13. The Washington Post is not the only major media outlet to demand answers on the scandalous failure that is still staining the otherwise sterling reputation of the Secret Service.
“How Security Went So Wrong at Trump’s Rally,” wondered Matt Stieb for the New Yorker last week.
Suppose the agency thought the resignation of former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle would silence criticisms, quiet questions, and end ongoing investigations into the July 13th assassination attempt against Mr. Trump. In that case, it was laboring under a woeful misapprehension.
Citing the usual suspects like “people with direct knowledge of the concerns,” “people familiar with the matter,” and the ubiquitous “people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive conversations” the Washington Post revealed the following three…