The U.S. Independent Investigative Committee released an evaluation of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July, criticizing the Secret Service as "bureaucratic and complacent" and calling for reforms.

"The U.S. Secret Service has become bureaucratic, complacent, and stagnant, even as threats increase and technology advances," the committee stated on October 17.

This committee, comprising former law enforcement officials and established by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, was tasked with identifying the failures that led to the assassination attempt on Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The committee noted several systemic or cultural flaws, including a lack of accountability among senior leadership, incoherent security planning, unclear assignment of duties, and the failure to enhance security despite receiving threat intelligence from a "foreign nation." They also criticized a mindset of "doing more with fewer resources."

The committee recommended measures such as aerial surveillance at outdoor events, real-time reporting when key figures appear, and requiring Secret Service and local law enforcement representatives in each coordination center. During the attempt on Trump’s life, warnings of suspicious activity were ignored, and a 20-year-old gunman fired from a rooftop 120 meters from the stage. There was no rooftop or perimeter security. The Secret Service intervened only after a bullet grazed Trump’s ear, wounding him. A sniper killed the attacker shortly after.

Kimberly Cheatle, who later resigned as Secret Service Director, admitted this was the agency’s biggest failure since President Reagan was shot in 1981.

Following the incident, the Secret Service enhanced security for Trump, including the installation of bulletproof glass at outdoor events. In September, Trump narrowly escaped a second assassination attempt while playing golf in Florida, where an agent spotted a gun barrel emerging from a fence and fired at the suspect, who later fled and was captured.

The committee warned that without reforms, another incident like Butler could occur, urging implementation of its recommendations by March 2025.

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe pledged to "thoroughly review the report and its recommendations," emphasizing that they had already made significant improvements in readiness and protective measures for Trump and other high-profile individuals.

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