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Six Secret Service agents were suspended without pay or benefits following an attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania in July 2024.
Matt Quinn, the agency’s deputy director, told CBS News on Wednesday that they “weren’t going to fire [their] way out of this,” but did say they are “laser focused on fixing the root cause of the problem.”
Quinn told the outlet that the agents received penalties ranging from 10 to 42 days of unpaid leave and were assigned to restricted roles with reduced responsibilities upon their return. He added that the disciplinary measures followed a federally mandated process.
The agency faced intense criticism after the security breach that enabled gunman Thomas Crooks to open fire toward the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter, father, and husband attending the event, was killed. President Trump was grazed by a bullet, and two other men were wounded by the gunfire. Crooks was ultimately killed by a Secret Service sniper.
“Secret Service is totally accountable for Butler,” Quinn told CBS. “Butler was an operational failure and we are focused today on ensuring that it never happens again.” He also said the agency is focusing on the “root cause” of the operational failure and fixing “the deficiencies that put us in that situation.”Since the Butler rally, Quinn stated that the Secret Service has deployed a new fleet of military-grade drones and mobile command posts to enhance radio communications with local law enforcement, Fox News reported.
The agency faced renewed criticism weeks later following a second assassination attempt on Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida. Although the attempt was thwarted, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned, and the agency became the focus of multiple investigations and congressional hearings.
In December, a bipartisan House task force released a 180-page report declaring the Butler incident “preventable,” pointing to “preexisting” leadership and training deficiencies that “created an environment” conducive to security failures.
The report also noted that Secret Service did not coordinate well with local law enforcement.
Trump made some comments last week regarding the government’s investigation into one of the assassination attempts against him last year.
In response to a reporter’s query on Friday, the president said he’s “very satisfied” with the FBI’s investigation into the assassination attempt against him in Pennsylvania.
Trump made his remarks to Daily Caller White House Correspondent Reagan Reese on Thursday, putting to rest months of speculation and doubt surrounding the case. Until now, Trump had stopped short of giving the FBI a full endorsement, The Daily Caller reported.
In an earlier interview with Fox News, he admitted some parts of the case didn’t sit right. “I’m relying on my people to tell me what it is … The Secret Service, they tell me, is fine. But it’s a little hard to believe,” he said.
Back in March, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino told Fox News there was no evidence of some grand conspiracy against Trump. “In some of these cases, the ‘there’ you’re looking for is not there. And I know people — I get it, I understand. It’s not there. If it was there, we would have told you,” Bongino said.
That same month, Daily Caller’s Reese pressed White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about whether Trump was satisfied with Bongino’s answer.
Leavitt responded, “Well, in the lead-up to your question, you answered your own question with the president’s own words, and I’ll leave it at that.”
In May, Bongino announced investigations into some well-known cases that involve “potential public corruption.”The cases, which appeared to be ignored during the administration of former President Joe Biden, that are getting a new look include the attempted pipe-bombing in Washington, D.C., cocaine that was found at the White House, and the leak of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that ended Roe v. Wade.
"The vanilla buttercream hit the hardwood floor with a sickening, heavy thud.
"The vanilla buttercream hit the hardwood floor with a sickening, heavy thud.
I didn’t even register the sound of the custom glass platter shattering. All I could see was my ten-year-old son, Leo, standing over the wreckage of a three-tier cake, his chest heaving, his fists clenched at his sides.
Pink and white frosting was splattered across the polished shoes of my business partners. It was smeared across the velvet chairs rented from the event company. And, worst of all, it was dripping down the front of my pregnant wife Vanessa’s six-hundred-dollar maternity dress.
The silence in the Oak Creek Country Club banquet room was absolute. Sixty people—my hardware store employees, the loan officers from the local bank, the members of our church congregation—stopped breathing all at once.
Vanessa let out a sharp, theatrical shriek, her hands flying to her mouth. ""My baby! He tried to hurt my baby!""
I saw red. The public humiliation, the disrespect, the sheer malice of ruining this celebration—it all boiled over in a fraction of a second. I lunged forward, grabbed Leo by the shoulder, spun him around, and slapped him across the face.
The smack echoed off the high ceilings.
""What is wrong with you?"" I roared, my voice cracking with a mix of fury and embarrassment. ""Go to the car. Right now!""
Leo didn’t cry. He didn’t run. He just stood there, the red mark blossoming on his pale cheek, staring at me with a look I had never seen before. It wasn’t defiance. It was pity.
Forty-five minutes earlier, everything had seemed perfect. We had just arrived at the country club, and Vanessa had been practically glowing, orchestrating every detail of the shower. But Leo had been quiet. He had been complaining of his seasonal allergies, so I had sent him to the bridal suite down the hall to find the emergency inhaler I kept in Vanessa's oversized leather tote bag.
I didn't know then what he had found when that bag tipped over on the vanity. I didn't know about the practice sheets of paper. I didn't know about the plastic capsule the caterer had been instructed to slide into the center of the cake's bottom tier.
All I knew was that Vanessa had insisted, loudly and in front of everyone, that I be the one to cut the first slice. ""You have to cut right down the middle, Thomas,"" she had cooed into the microphone just moments before the crash. ""There’s a special surprise waiting inside for you. I want everyone to see it.""
I had the silver cake knife in my hand. I was three steps away.
That was when Leo had sprinted out of nowhere, diving past the gift table and shoving the heavy cake stand with all the strength his eighty-pound body could muster.
Now, standing in the ruins of the party, I glared at my son, waiting for him to apologize, waiting for him to break down.
Instead, Leo slowly lifted his hand and pointed at the smashed remains of the bottom tier.
""Look inside it, Dad,"" he whispered. ""Before she hides it.""
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"The perfect wife was about to commit the unthinkable. Then the front door opened."""" The heavy bronze candlestick was raised high in the air.
"""""""The perfect wife was about to commit the unthinkable. Then the front door opened.""""
The heavy bronze candlestick was raised high in the air.
Her target? A frail, elderly woman trapped in a wheelchair.
It was supposed to be a flawless plan. A tragic """"accident"""" while her husband was away at work.
But he came home early.
""""Put it down!"""" he shouted, his voice echoing through the kitchen.
In a split second, her murderous glare vanished, replaced by a terrifyingly bright, fake smile.
""""Honey! You're back early,"""" she cooed, her fingers still gripping the weapon. """"I was just scaring her... she keeps stealing my things.""""
She thought the sweet lie would save her. She thought she could manipulate him like always.
But he wasn't buying it. His eyes were cold, filled with furious disgust.
""""Don't you dare lie to me!"""" he roared, violently snatching the candlestick from her hands and slamming it down.
As the heavy metal crashed against the counter, a new sound pierced the dead silence.
Wailing sirens. Approaching fast.
Her mask shattered, leaving only pure, wide-eyed terror.
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"When my husband shoved me into the freezing pool in front of his entire family, I thought the cold water would be the worst part.
"When my husband shoved me into the freezing pool in front of his entire family, I thought the cold water would be the worst part.
I was wrong.
The worst part was hearing them cheer.
“After everything I paid for this weekend,” I said, standing on the deck in my emerald-green jumpsuit, “I think I deserve a chair at the table.”
My mother-in-law, Denise, leaned back in her white designer sweater and gave me a slow, insulting smile.
“This is a family vacation, Olivia,” she said. “Not one of your business meetings.”
The backyard fell quiet for a moment. The firepit crackled. Music played softly from expensive outdoor speakers. Around the long table sat my husband’s parents, his sister, two cousins, and friends I had met only once.
Every plate of steak, every bottle of wine, every room in the lakeside rental had been paid for by me.
Then my husband, Tyler, walked over from the grill.
He wore a black polo shirt, jeans, and the familiar expression he always had when his mother was unhappy with me: annoyance, not concern.
“Apologize to my mom,” he said.
“For what?” I asked. “For asking to be treated with basic respect?”
Tyler glanced at his relatives. They were all watching.
That was when his mouth curved into a smile.
“You think you’re better than us because you make more money?”
“I never said that.”
“No,” Denise interrupted. “But you act like it.”
I had spent four years ignoring comments like that. I paid for Tyler’s car when he lost his job. I covered his father’s medical bills. I even used my vacation days to plan this trip because Denise said the family “needed quality time.”
But the moment I asked for a seat, I became the villain.
Tyler stepped closer.
“Maybe you need a reminder that money doesn’t make you important.”
Before I could move, his cousins grabbed my wrists.
“Tyler, stop!” I shouted.
They dragged me across the wet grass toward the pool. My lavender jacket slipped from my shoulders. The water was dark beneath the moonlight, and the night air cut through my clothes.
For one second, Tyler looked at me.
I waited for him to stop them.
He didn’t.
He pushed me.
The cold stole my breath instantly. I sank beneath the surface, my shoes heavy, my arms flailing as panic tightened around my chest. When I finally reached the edge, I heard laughter above me.
Denise was clapping.
Tyler’s brother was recording on his phone.
And Tyler stood there smiling while his family applauded my humiliation.
I pulled myself out without help.
Water streamed from my hair and soaked through my emerald jumpsuit. I was shaking so hard I could barely unlock my phone.
But I didn’t cry.
I didn’t scream.
I opened the reservation app.
The rental house was in my name.
The two SUVs were in my name.
The private boat trip, the catered brunch, the concert tickets, and every remaining expense for the weekend were connected to my card.
Tyler saw my screen and suddenly stopped smiling.
“Olivia,” he said quietly. “Don’t be dramatic.”
I looked at him, then at the family who had just laughed while I fought to breathe.
“You wanted entertainment,” I said.
My thumb hovered over the cancellation button.
“Now you can watch what happens when the person you disrespect stops paying for your life.”
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