6 Secret Service agents suspended after Trump rally assassination attempt nearly a year ago

Trump assassination attempt: new details revealed

New details are being revealed nearly one year after the Trump assassination attempt. On July 13th a gunman opened fire on Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, PA.

The Secret Service suspended six agents after an attempted assassination of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in 2024.

Secret Service agents’ discipline

What we know:

Matt Quinn, the agency's deputy director, said the suspended Secret Service agents' punishment ranged from 10 to 42 days of leave without pay or benefits. The agents were placed in restricted duty or roles with less operational responsibility upon their return, FOX News reported, citing CBS News. 

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FILE-Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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What we don't know:

The agency has not released the identities of the suspended agents at this time. 

FOX News reported that a bipartisan House task force released a 180-page report in December 2024 saying that the attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania was "preventable," referencing "preexisting" leadership and training issues that "created an environment" where security problems were possible.

Trump rally assassination attempt

The backstory:

Donald Trump’s ear was grazed by a bullet, and he survived the assassination attempt before he was pulled off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when gunshots rang through the crowd on July 13, 2024. 

Trump was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when the sound of gunfire started ringing through the crowd. Trump could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his neck, and there appeared to be blood on his face.

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Trump took cover as agents rushed the stage. The shooting continued as agents tended to Trump on stage. Secret Service officials said he was safe and fine after being checked out by medical personnel. 

The agency endured intense scrutiny after the security failure at Donald Trump’s campaign rally,  which allowed shooter Thomas Crooks to open fire toward the rally's stage. Crooks fired multiple shots from the roof of a building near the Butler Farm Show grounds, where Trump was speaking, before being fatally shot by a Secret Service counter sniper. 

FOX News reported that Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter, father and husband attending the rally, was killed while Trump's ear was grazed by a bullet and two other men were injured by gunfire. 

In the aftermath of the incident, Trump posted a statement on social media saying he was "shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear."

"I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin," he said in a statement. "Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening."