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A ProPublica investigation uncovered internal Secret Service emails from July 2024 showing agents dismissed warnings about a suspicious individual at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally where an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump occurred. The emails, obtained via FOIA, reveal supervisors overruled field agents' requests for drone surveillance and additional manpower due to staffing shortages. This accountability reporting highlights systemic failures that allowed the shooter to access a rooftop vantage point, resulting in one death and injuries.
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