Thursday, July 10, 2025 - Six Secret Service agents have been suspended without pay following the July 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally.
Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn said the agents
received penalties ranging from 10 to 42 days of unpaid leave and were
reassigned to roles with less responsibility after returning to work. The
disciplinary actions followed a federally mandated process.
“We’re not going to fire our way out
of this,” Quinn told CBS News, adding that the agency is “laser focused on
fixing the root cause of the problem.”
The agency faced sharp criticism after gunman Thomas Crooks
opened fire at the Butler rally on July 13, 2024. Trump’s ear was grazed by a
bullet, two other men were wounded, and Corey Comperatore, a firefighter and
father attending the event, was killed. Crooks was fatally shot by a Secret
Service sniper.
“Secret Service is totally
accountable for Butler,” Quinn said. “It was an operational failure and we’re
focused today on ensuring it never happens again.”
Since the attack, the agency has added military-grade drones
and mobile command posts to strengthen communication with local law enforcement
The Secret Service faced renewed scrutiny weeks later when a
second attempt on Trump’s life took place in West Palm Beach, Florida. That
incident, though stopped, led to the resignation of then-Director Kimberly
Cheatle and multiple investigations.
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