Posted on 08/23/2024 12:52:06 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
The U.S. Secret Service has placed at least five agents on leave, including the head of the Pittsburgh field office, as a result of its investigation into last month's assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
One agent on Trump's detail and three others in the Pittsburgh office were among those placed on leave, according to two federal law enforcement sources. It's unclear if all of these actions are disciplinary, since agents are routinely placed on leave during the course of investigations for various reasons, including mental health relief.
The Secret Service's internal affairs division is continuing to investigate how a 20-year-old gunman was able to fire eight rounds from a rooftop near where Trump was speaking in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, including one shot that grazed the Republican presidential nominee's ear.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi declined to confirm the agents were placed on leave, saying he would not comment on a personnel matter. But he said the service's "mission assurance review is progressing, and we are examining the processes, procedures and factors that led to this operational failure."
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They’re still trying to figure out who’s gonna take the fall.
Code names Mary1, Mary2, Mary3, Mary4 and Mary5.
Gee I wonder why?
Punish the monkey, let the organ grinder go.
a vacation??!?!?!
5?
they must be chumps
There were more than 5 involved in this assassination attempt
I’m not against these agents getting suspended or fired, someone put them in a position when they either weren’t qualified or were understaffed, ultimately it comes down to leadership of the agency, either they managed a colossal screw up or they deliberately set up Trump to be killed.
What about the chest feeder who was entertaining family when she was on duty.
What happened to her.
This was at the Asheville NC rally, not the Butler, PA one.
Interesting Trump’s assassination attempt came up in conversation with a group of older intelligent dem women I was with this am.
One opined that she was concern about the lack of protection he had. Others stated they were concerned about how the investigation and aftermath has been handle
They all were aware of the sea change. This is a crowd that I would hsve expected smirks and games.
But no. There was genuine concern about the government and its overreach
Interesting
They are all getting Paid.
Another Scam.
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YES, PAID VACATION!
With bonus
They’re still trying to figure out who’s gonna take the fall.
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Gots to have ‘em some scapegoats.
In other words, they are taking a paid vacation at taxpayer expense for doing a crappy job.
From what I understand they were just put on “beach leave” — or paid vacation.
Names or it didn’t happen.
I could not agree more. If they think a few scalps from the agents who were not in charge of anything will placate us they are sorely mistaken.
I wonder how many others this will snowball into.
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