DHS Inspector General Opens Investigation Into Secret Service Lapses at Trump Rally

Former President Trump sustained an injury to the upper part of his right ear while multiple rallygoers were injured and one man was killed.

Former President Donald Trump with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector general has opened an investigation into the U.S. Secret Service’s security measures during former President Donald Trump’s campaign event in Pennsylvania where an assassination attempt was carried out on July 13.

The investigation aims to evaluate the Secret Service’s “process for securing former President Trump’s July 13, 2024 campaign event,” according to a brief notice posted on the inspector general’s website.