As the shock subsides from the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, many Americans are wondering the same thing: How did this happen?
That'll mean more attention toward an agency that prides itself on operating behind the scenes. The Secret Service has faced questions about what it did (or didn't) do that led to such a close call , write BI's Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert and Lauren Edmonds.
Saturday was the closest assassination attempt of a US president or presidential candidate since President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.
But that's not to say the Secret Service has avoided controversy over the last 40-plus years since the Reagan shooting. From hiring prostitutes in Colombia during a presidential visit to a knife-wielding intruder making it into the White House, the agency has faced numerous scandals , writes Brent.
Secret Service agents converge on former President Donald Trump onstage at his Pennsylvania campaign rally.
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Saturday's assassination attempt, however, will be the agency's biggest black eye in recent memory.
At least one local officer reportedly encountered Crooks on the roof prior to the shooting, but retreated . Crooks was able to fire off three rounds before a counter-sniper returned fire, killing him.
The post-shooting response by Trump's security detail was "textbook," but things like the heat and staffing cost the team crucial seconds , a former special agent told BI's Laura Italiano and Kenneth Niemeyer.
And while Trump was able to escape relatively unharmed, at least one rallygoer was killed while two others were critically injured. Corey Comperatore, 50, was shielding his wife and daughters when he was killed, his family said.
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