6 Secret Service Agents Suspended Over Trump Assassination Attempt: Deputy Director

The U.S. Secret Service suspended six agents over the “operational failure” that led to an assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump during a reelection campaign rally nearly a year ago, Deputy Director Matt Quinn said in an interview with CBS News on Wednesday. The shooting took place on July 13, 2024, at a campaign stop in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a would-be assassin opened fire from a nearby roof, grazing Trump’s right ear. Trump shouted “Fight! Fight! Fight!” to his supporters before Secret Service agents rushed him off the stage. Firefighter Corey Comperatore was killed in the shooting, and two other spectators were critically wounded. The attacker was fatally shot by a Secret Service sniper....