Secret Service security operation under scrutiny in new federal probe

The security decisions taken by the Secret Service before and during Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday will come under intense scrutiny in a new investigation announced by the Department of Homeland Security.

The department’s inspector general will “Evaluate the United States Secret Service’s (Secret Service) process for securing former President Trump’s July 13, 2024 campaign event,” a short statement on its website said today.

Trump’s ear was clipped by a bullet when 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks opened fire on the event, which was attended by thousands of the former president’s supporters. One person was killed and two others were injured.

President Joe Biden has ordered an independent review of security at the rally.