Federal Agency Urged to Expand Probe of Trump Assassination Attempt

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) called on Homeland Security’s inspector general to look into claims that the Secret Service ‘denied requests’ for more security.

An aerial view of the Butler Farm Show, where former President Donald Trump was shot during his campaign rally on July 13, in Butler, Pa., on July 15, 2024. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) watchdog that is investigating the Secret Service’s handling of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in July has been asked to broaden its probe.

In a Sept. 9 letter to the DHS’s Office of Inspector General that was obtained by The Epoch Times, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) called on investigators to look into claims that the Secret Service “denied requests.”