WASHINGTON – Recent revelations surrounding the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump have exposed critical failures within the Secret Service. During a high-profile hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe testified about significant oversights in the agency’s security measures.
In his testimony before two Senate committees, Rowe conceded that the Secret Service’s failure to secure the roof from which the gunman fired was a grave error.
“I went to the roof of the AGR building where the assailant fired shots and I laid in a prone position to evaluate his line of sight. What I saw made me ashamed,” Rowe stated. His remarks represent the agency’s most direct admission of fault since the attack on July 13th.
PHOTO: U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, left, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Paul Abbate, right, testify to questions during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Judiciary hearing examining the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
The revelation comes on the heels of new information from the FBI. It was disclosed that the
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