参议院国土安全和政府事务委员会主席兰德·保罗周日公布了该委员会对托马斯·克鲁克斯(Thomas Crooks)试图暗杀当时的候选人唐纳德·川普(Donald Trump)的调查结果的最终报告，这标志着宾夕法尼亚州巴特勒事件一周年。
这份报告没有什么新的细节，很大程度上是对已知的枪击事件信息的重复。它在很大程度上反映了当时的委员会主席加里·彼得斯在2024年9月提出的初步调查报告。
该报告概述了保罗所说的“美国特勤局令人震惊的失败，允许前总统唐纳德·特朗普于2024年7月13日被枪杀。”
“事实是，特朗普总统和这个国家是幸运的。总统再次幸免于难，尽管头部中枪。从那天起，又有人企图谋杀他，并威胁要伤害他，包括最近来自伊朗的新威胁。这份报告揭示了一种令人不安的沟通失败和疏忽模式，最终导致了一场可预防的悲剧。发生的事情是不可原谅的，迄今为止强加给失败的后果没有反映出形势的严重性，”保罗的报告说。
特勤局局长肖恩·柯伦周日在一份声明中表示，他的机构“将继续与委员会合作，共同推进我们的任务。”
“在7月13日的事件之后，特勤局认真审视了我们的行动，并实施了实质性的改革，以解决那天发生的失败，”柯伦说。“特勤局感谢特朗普总统、国会以及我们的联邦和地方合作伙伴的持续支持，他们在提供支持该机构工作所需的关键资源方面发挥了重要作用。”
这份报告源于该委员会在2024年7月13日袭击发生后不久发起的两党调查。根据这份报告，它是基于提交给该委员会的7.5万页文件。
这份报告的调查结果突显了许多已经报道的关于试图枪击特朗普的事件，包括它所描述的巴特勒集会计划和执行中的“不可接受的失败”。
如前所述，它特别强调了导致当天漏洞的通信故障。它侧重于以前报道的当地执法部门和USSS之间的通信中断。
该报告指出了巴特勒集会之前的一些例子，其中特勤局总部拒绝或搁置了在竞选期间为支持特朗普提供额外资源的请求。他们强调了一个例子，在南卡罗莱纳州的一次集会上，尽管巴特勒集会上有反罢工者，但要求反罢工者的请求没有得到满足。
它还强调，特朗普2024年7月9日在多拉尔举行的集会上缺乏反狙击手，即使在USSS保护情报部门的一次简报会后，这导致USSS 7月9日决定，反狙击手应该出现在特朗普的所有户外集会上，因为情报显示户外活动的风险增加。
该报告还强调了其他资源的其他实例，如反突击队和无人机，在2024年的各种特朗普事件中被拒绝。
这份报告认为，对卷入该事件的USSS官员“问责不足”。报道称，保罗传唤USSS，要求他提供与“死亡事件”相关的记录纪律处分针对参与策划本月早些时候巴特勒集会的人员。出示的文件显示，有六人面临纪律处分，报告认为，受到的处罚“太轻，与失败的严重程度不相称”。
保罗还说，前USSS导演金伯利·谢特尔在袭击后向国会作证时做了虚假陈述。谢特尔告诉委员会，巴特勒集会“没有被拒绝的请求”，但委员会发现了与巴特勒集会有关的“至少两起资产被USSS总部拒绝的事件”的证据。该报告断言，前代理主任罗纳德·罗的证词也是“误导”
Senate report highlights resources denied for Trump events in 2024
Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul released a final report Sunday on the committee's findings from its investigation into the assassination attempt by Thomas Crooks targeting then-candidate Donald Trump, marking one year since the events in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The report outlines what Paul calls “stunning failures by the United States Secret Service that allowed then-former President Donald J. Trump to be shot on July 13, 2024.”
“The truth is, President Trump, and the nation, was fortunate. The once-again President survived despite being shot in the head. Since that day, there has been another attempt on his life and further threats to do him harm, including most recently a renewed threat from Iran. This report reveals a disturbing pattern of communication failures and negligence that culminated in a preventable tragedy. What happened was inexcusable and the consequences imposed for the failures so far do not reflect the severity of the situation,” Paul’s report says.
Secret Service Director Sean Curran said in a statement Sunday that his agency "will continue to work cooperatively with the committee as we move forward in our mission."
"Following the events of July 13, the Secret Service took a serious look at our operations and implemented substantive reforms to address the failures that occurred that day," Curran said. "The Secret Service appreciates the continued support of President Trump, Congress, and our federal and local partners who have been instrumental in providing crucial resources needed to support the agency’s efforts."
The report stems from the committee’s bipartisan investigation launched shortly after the attack on July 13, 2024. It is based on 75,000 pages of document produced to the committee, according to the report.
The report's findings highlight many that have already been reported about the attempted shooting of Trump, including what it describes as “unacceptable failures” in planning and execution of the Butler rally.
In particular, it highlights, as previously reported, communication failures that led to vulnerabilities on the day. It focuses on a previously reported breakdown of communications between local law enforcement and the USSS.
The report notes instances leading up to the Butler rally in which the Secret Service headquarters denied or left unfulfilled requests for additional resources to support Trump during the campaign. They highlight an instance in which a request for countersnipers at a rally in South Carolina went unfulfilled, though there were countersnipers at the Butler rally.
It also highlights that lack of countersnipers at Trump’s July 9, 2024, rally in Doral even after a briefing the day before from the USSS Protective Intelligence Division led to the July 9 determination by USSS that counter snipers should be present at all of Trump’s outdoor rallies due to intelligence reflecting increased risks at outdoor events.
The report also highlights other instances of other resources, such as Counter Assault Teams and drones, being denied for various Trump events in 2024.
The report argues there has been “insufficient accountability” for USSS officials involved in the incident. Paul, according to the report, subpoenaed USSS for records related to the “disciplinary actions” taken against personnel involved in planning the Butler rally earlier this month. The produced documents revealed that six individuals have faced disciplinary action, and the report argues that the penalties received were “too weak to match the severity of the failures”.
Paul also says that Kimberley Cheatle, the former USSS director, made false statements when testifying before Congress following the attack. Cheatle told the committee that there were “no requests that were denied” for the Butler rally, but the committee found evidence of “at least two instances of assets being denied by the USSS headquarters” related to the Butler rally. The report asserts that former Acting Director Ronald Rowe’s testimony was also “misleading.”
