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Audrey Gibson-Cicchino, the assistant special agent in charge of planning for the convention, said the Secret Service plans to move forward with its procedures for the convention, which will take place from Monday to Thursday.
Gibson-Cicchino said the convention was already given the highest possible designation for security, and plans were made beginning over a year ago. “We are fully prepared and have a comprehensive security plan in place and are ready to go,” she said during Sunday’s security briefing. The FBI, which is leading intelligence for the convention, also said it has seen no known “specific and articulated threats” against the convention or anyone attending the event.Trump was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, though he was described as “fine” after being treated at a nearby hospital. A spectator was killed in the shooting, and two others were critically wounded.
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