Secret Service admits 'complacency' before Trump rally shooting

The agency's director cites a failure to secure the building the shooter fired from among a litany of security breakdowns.

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Secret Service acting Director Ronald Rowe said the interim report suggested “complacency” by some of its agents.

He said the use of different radio frequencies by police and Secret Service meant Trump’s protection team were unaware a suspicious person had been identified at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally.

The report also highlighted the failure to secure the building that the shooter fired from. The attack on 13 July led to the resignation of the Secret Service’s last director.

"Secret Service did not give clear guidance or direction to local law enforcement partners," Mr Rowe said on Friday.

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