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House Task Force Urges 37 Reforms for Secret Service After 'Preventable' Trump Assassination Attempt

Dec 10, 2024, 08:40 PM

The House task force investigating the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump has released its final report, detailing significant security failures by the Secret Service and its law enforcement partners. The report, released on Tuesday, highlights failures in planning, execution, and leadership that allowed an armed gunman to nearly assassinate Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. The task force recommends 37 policy changes, including narrowing the Secret Service's mission, removing it from the Department of Homeland Security, and scaling back protection for foreign leaders during the campaign season to focus on U.S. officials. The report also suggests that the Secret Service record all radio transmissions to improve coordination and response.