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Inside an Unprepared Secret Service

Inside an Unprepared Secret Service

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After the assassination attempt on former President Donald J.
Trump in Butler, Pa., Congress held hearings on the failures of
the Secret Service, and its director, Kimberly Cheatle, stepped
down.

Weeks later, another man attempted to shoot the former president,
increasing concerns that something had gone very wrong at the
Secret Service.

Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times,
explains why the agency’s failures are indicative of much more
troubling issues.

Guest: Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York
Times.

Background reading:

An exodus of agents left the Secret Service unprepared for
2024.

From July: The Secret Service has faced questions about its
decisions before and immediately after the assassination attempt
in Butler.

From September: The Secret Service had not swept the area
where a gunman lay in wait as Mr. Trump embarked on a
short-notice golf outing.

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