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Six Secret Service personnel have been suspended without pay in connection with last year’s assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The affected individuals have been placed on leave ranging from 10 to 42 days, and they will have their duty or roles restricted when they return to the workplace, CBS News reported.
Matt Quinn, Secret Service deputy director, told the network that the Secret Service is “laser-focused on fixing the root cause of the problem.”
The decision comes nearly a year after the incident during a campaign rally on July 13, 2024. Nobody was immediately dismissed after the gunman’s bullet grazed Trump’s ear.
One person was killed and two others were wounded when the alleged gunman, Thomas Crooks, opened fire. Crooks was killed by a Secret Service sniper.
“We aren’t going to fire our way out of this. We’re going to focus on the root cause and fix the deficiencies that put us in that situation,” Quinn said.
He added: “Secret Service is totally accountable for Butler. Butler was an operational failure and we are focused today on ensuring that it never happens again.”
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