Nearly one year after an attempt to take President Donald Trump’s life, a report indicates Secret Service agents faced various disciplinary actions.
In discussing the security failure on July 13, 2024, Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn told CBS News that six agents had been suspended in the aftermath, facing from 10 to 42 days of leave without pay or benefits.
“We are laser-focused on fixing the root cause of the problem,” Quinn said of the actions following the failed assassination attempt on Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Crooks, the alleged gunman, was killed by a Secret Service sniper after his bullets killed firefighter Corey Comperatore and wounded two others while also nearly missing Trump’s head, grazing his right ear.
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“We aren’t going to fire our way out of this,” Quinn told CBS News in a Wednesday interview. “We’re going to focus on the root cause and fix the deficiencies that put us in that situation.”
“Secret Service is totally accountable for Butler,” he added. “Butler was an operational failure, and we are focused today on ensuring that it never happens again.”
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna criticized the actions as the “bare minimum” by the agency.
“Given the shocking security failures that day, this is the absolute bare minimum,” the Florida Republican wrote on X, along with a clip of Fox News host Jesse Watters covering the report.
Six Secret Service agents assigned to President Trump during the assassination attempt in Butler, PA have now been suspended.
Given the shocking security failures that day, this is the absolute bare minimum.
The American people are not dumb. What happened to the burner phones?… pic.twitter.com/2qlBF8bklF
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) July 10, 2025
“Quinn said the personnel were disciplined according to a federally mandated process. Quinn told CBS News the agency has been focused on addressing the root causes of the operational failures that played out in Butler,” CBS News noted. “To do that, the Secret Service introduced a new fleet of military grade drones and mobile command posts that allow agents to communicate over radio directly with local law enforcement – interoperability that didn’t exist last year.”
The suspended agents were reportedly placed on “restricted duty or roles with less operational responsibility” once they returned to their jobs, according to the outlet.
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