Senior-level officials of the Secret Service knew about a “classified threat” against President Donald Trump ten days before a near-fatal assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
According to the Government Accountability Office, the agency’s failure to disseminate this crucial intelligence to the agents responsible for Trump’s security significantly endangered his life.
During the chaotic events of July 13, 2024, when Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, Secret Service agents were reportedly in the dark concerning an imminent danger that had been classified as “highly sensitive“. This oversight raises alarm bells about operational practices within the agency tasked with protecting high-profile individuals, particularly the President of the United States.
The GAO’s report indicates that the critical intelligence concerning the threat was provided to Secret Service officials well in advance of the rally.
Shedding light on a troubling bureaucratic hurdle that compromised security measures, the report cited: “The Secret Service had no process to share classified threat information with partners when the information was not considered an imminent threat to life.”
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who released the report, emphasized the critical failures present during the Butler rally.
He stated: “One year ago, a series of bad decisions and bureaucratic handicaps led to one of the most shocking moments in political history.”
The senator denounced the Secret Service’s inability to communicate effectively about the existing threat and noted that the agency had “multiple opportunities to share this information” leading up to the rally, yet failed to do so repeatedly.