WASHINGTON — The Secret Service’s acting director told lawmakers on Tuesday that he considered it indefensible that the roof used by the gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was unsecured, faulting local law enforcement for not circulating urgent information ahead of the shooting and for not adequately protecting the scene.
He also testified that he recently visited the shooting site and said, “What I saw made me ashamed.” He said that the shooting amounted to a “failure on multiple levels,” including a failure of imagination.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. meets with FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate, center, and U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, left, before they testify before a Joint Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing examining the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Washington.
