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Following the attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life, at least five Secret Service agents have been reportedly placed on leave.The agents are prohibited from performing protective or investigative work and will be on modified duty. The reshuffle includes the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office and three agents from the same office, tasked with security planning for the former president's rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The agents were placed on leave as the agency’s internal affairs division continues to investigate how a 20-year-old sniper was able to open fire on Trump at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pa., CBS News reported Friday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Multiple agents, including the head of the Secret Service’s Pittsburgh field office, have been placed on leave, though an exact number was not confirmed, an unnamed source familiar with the matter told CBS News.At least five US Secret Service agents have been placed on leave after the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump in July.
The action is reportedly the latest consequence of the security failings surrounding the 13 July shooting, when a 20-year-old gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire on Trump as he spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was wounded after a bullet grazed his right ear. One rally-goer, Corey Comperatore, was killed in the shooting while two others were seriously injured. Crooks was later shot dead by a Secret Service sniper.
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