An independent panel tasked with investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Thursday said a similar attempt “can and will happen again” without serious reform at the Secret Service.
In a new 35-page report, the independent panel formed by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas detailed numerous mistakes made on the day of the attempted Trump assassination at a campaign rally in Butler on July 13. The panel called for new leadership at Secret Service, saying the agency was riddled with complacency and that current leadership lacked critical thinking.
“Thousands of men and women have dedicated their lives to the Secret Service, and we remain grateful to them for their bravery, selflessness, and willingness to serve in a vital role,” the panel said in a letter to Mayorkas attached to the report. “But the Secret Service as an agency requires fundamental reform to carry out its mission. Without that reform,…