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House Task Force Concludes Probe on Trump Assassination Attempts, Secret Service Director Testifies

Dec 5, 2024, 09:48 AM

The House task force on assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump is set to hold its final hearing, with Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe scheduled to testify. This hearing will be Rowe's first appearance before Congress since Trump won the presidential election and follows the Secret Service's internal review of the first assassination attempt on Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The task force will focus on the Secret Service's failures during this incident, where a gunman shot at Trump, grazing his ear, killing one rallygoer, and injuring two others. Additionally, the panel will inquire about a separate incident on September 15, where the Secret Service thwarted an assassination attempt outside Trump's golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Rowe is expected to discuss the 'abject failure' in the July 13 attempt and reveal 'numerous changes' the agency has implemented to enhance security.