CNN —Multiple Secret Service personnel from the Pittsburgh Field Office and one member of Donald Trump’s security detail involved in the advance planning for Trump’s July 13 rally have been reassigned to administrative duties and ordered to work from home, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.
The Secret Service has been under immense pressure from lawmakers to discipline or fire those involved in the preparation for the rally.
“This was a Secret Service failure,” Rowe told reporters during a news conference earlier this month – a clear shift in tone from when the agency previously pointed blame on locals for their failure to keep eyes on would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks that day.
“That roof should have been covered.”“The U.S. Secret Service is committed to investigating the decisions and actions of personnel related to the event in Butler, Pennsylvania and the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
“The U.S. Secret Service holds our 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.
Persons:
Donald Trump’s, Ronald Rowe, ” Rowe, Thomas Crooks, Donald Trump, ” Anthony Guglielmi, “, CNN’s Zachary Cohen
Organizations:
CNN, Pittsburgh Field Office, Trump’s, Department of Homeland Security, Trump, The, Communications, U.S, Secret, Secret Service
Locations:
Butler , Pennsylvania