Trump shooting: Secret Service faces probe from Homeland Security over security at rally
- The shooting raised questions about how the gunman was able to climb onto a roof with a clear line of site to the former president
The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general says it has opened up an investigation into the US Secret Service’s handling of security for former US President Donald Trump on the day a gunman tried to assassinate him at a Pennsylvania rally.
In a brief notice posted to the inspector general’s website, the agency said the objective of the probe is to “Evaluate the United States Secret Service’s [Secret Service] process for securing former President Trump’s July 13, 2024 campaign event.”
There was no date given for when the investigation was launched. The notice was among a long list of ongoing cases that the inspector general’s office is pursuing.
President Joe Biden had already directed an independent review of the security at the rally.
The shooting has raised questions about how the gunman was able to climb onto a roof with a clear line of site to the former president, who was injured.
The 20-year-old shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was able to get within 135 metres (157 yards) of the stage where the Republican former president was speaking when he opened fire.