Secret Service Reportedly Didn’t Sweep Building Where Gunman Fired at Trump
The Secret Service didn’t sweep the building from which a gunman tried to kill Donald Trump during a rally on Saturday, instead relying on local law enforcement to secure the location, according to a report.
A spokesperson for the federal agency told CNN that local law enforcement was supposed to be posted in the area, but it’s unclear where the post was intended to be. Two sources familiar with the federal agency’s operations separately told NBC News that the Secret Service had been aware of the risks posed by the building next to the Butler Farm Show—the venue where the rally took place in Butler, Pennsylvania—and had flagged the rooftop as a potential security vulnerability in the days leading up to the attack.
“Someone should have been on the roof or securing the building so no one could get on the roof,” a former senior Secret Service agent told NBC News.