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department that handles manpower requests urged agents not to ask for additional security for the rally where an assassination attempt on former President
“If you’re talking about Butler, Pennsylvania, all assets requested were approved,” Rowe had testified. The rally on July 13 marked the most significant security failure by the Secret Service in decades. A 20-year-old gunman was able to access a roof in close proximity to Trump and fire shots into the crowd, leaving one dead, two seriously injured, and Trump with a minor injury.
“According to the whistleblower, the manpower request did not include extra security resources because agents on the ground were told not to ask for them in the first place,” Hawley said.
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