Secret Service Agents Suspended Following Trump’s Assassination Attempt

Reports indicate that six Secret Service agents are facing disciplinary action related to the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump last year.

These agents, both supervisors and regular personnel, could be suspended for a duration of 10 to 42 days. Media sources have cited ABC News on this development.

In an incident on July 13, 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks, after firing shots from a rooftop aimed at Trump, was shot by a Secret Service countersniper. This shooting resulted in the death of firefighter Corey Comperatore and left several others injured. Interestingly, at that moment, the then-presidential candidate was addressing his supporters, seemingly unaware of the imminent danger.

Matthew Quinn, Deputy Director of the U.S. Secret Service, remarked, “We’re not going to get out of here.” He also mentioned that the agency would concentrate on understanding the root issues and rectifying the shortcomings that led to the troubling event.

The Secret Service has yet to comment publicly on the situation.

Kimberly Cittle, who was the director of Secret Services during the incident, resigned ten days post-assassination attempt. Trump, in a conversation with Daily Caller’s White House correspondent Reagan Reese on July 5, expressed satisfaction with the FBI’s investigation into the matter.

Interestingly, earlier this year, Trump voiced concerns about the FBI’s progress, feeling they were lagging in their inquiry.

A panel formed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported in October that the Secret Service was not functioning at the necessary elite level to fulfill its critical responsibilities. The review highlighted that the agency had grown overly bureaucratic and static, even as risks increased and technology advanced.