“I believe there was 100% negligence on the Secret Service, probably everybody involved in setting that security, down to inter-department communications,” Dutch said. “The negligence was vast. When asked if he believed the Secret Service failed him and the former president, Dutch said: “Big time.”“The whole security setup was poor,” he said. Copenhaver and Dutch were critically injured in the July 13 shooting at the Trump campaign rally in Butler. Copenhaver was shot in the tricep and abdomen, and Dutch was hit in the liver.

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Persons: “, ” Read, Lester Holt ”, ” Copenhaver, ”, Copenhaver Organizations: Service, NBC, Trump Locations: Butler