The United States Secret Service (USSS) placed at least five agents on leave six weeks after a shooter attempted to kill Donald Trump.
They were all involved in security planning for the rally in Butler, PA:
One member of Trump’s personal protective team and four members of the Secret Service’s Pittsburgh Field Office, including the special agent in charge, have been placed on leave nearly six weeks after the incident.
The shooter killed firefighter Corey Comperatore and injured James Copenhaver and David Dutch.
The USSS gave a generic statement, saying the agency holds all personnel “to the highest professional standards, and any identified and substantiated violations of policy will be investigated by the Office of Professional Responsibility for potential disciplinary action.”
But Anthony Guglielmi, USSS communications chief, didn’t confirm the agency put employees on leave.
However, Guglielmi said “that given the ‘personal’ nature of the matter, the agency is ‘not in a position to comment further.'”
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