WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general said Wednesday it has opened up an investigation into the U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general said Wednesday it has opened up an investigation into the U.S. Secret Service’s handling of security for former President Donald Trump on the day a gunman tried to assassinate him at a Pennsylvania rally.
There was no date given for when the investigation was launched. The notice was among a long list of ongoing cases that the inspector general’s office is pursuing.The shooting has raised questions about how the gunman was able to climb onto a roof with a clear line of site to the former president, who was injured.
A bloodied Trump was quickly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents, and agency snipers killed the shooter. Trump said the upper part of his right ear was pierced in the shooting. One rallygoer was killed, and two others critically wounded.
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