The Senate report reported communication problems with the US Secret Service

A new report by the US Senate on the anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump says that the US Secret Service knew, but did not inform the bodyguards of the future leader of the country about the impending assassination attempt in Pennsylvania during the election campaign. This was announced on July 13 by the US Senate, publishing a report.

The document stated that after receiving information from the local police about the potential murderer Thomas Crooks 25 minutes before the assassination attempt, the US Secret Service agent did not pass on this information because he allegedly did not own it.

"One of the Pennsylvania State Police officers <...> passed on information about Crookes <...> to the agent, informing him that the local police are hunting for the suspect.. The agent <...> found out about all this about 25 minutes before the shooting, but he allegedly never passed on the information to everyone involved in ensuring the safety of the rally," The New York Post (NYP) newspaper quotes the report.

At the same time, according to the US Senate report, the agent was informed that Crooks was on the roof, but he again did not transmit the information.

NYP added that, according to the agent himself, who was not properly punished by the US Secret Service, he did not know about the man on the roof and had no contact with anyone from law enforcement agencies.

The report of the US Senate describes this case as a symbol of a failure in communications within the service.

The first attempt on Trump's life occurred on July 13, 2024, when he was holding an election rally. The former American leader was shot in the ear on a tangent trajectory. As a result of the shooting, one of the spectators was killed, two more people were injured. The attacker was eliminated by the return fire of an FBI sniper.