Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe told reporters on Friday that his agency was fully responsible for the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last month and that the agency “should have had eyes” on the roof where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks shot the former president.
“The Secret Service takes full responsibility for the tragic events of July 13th,” Rowe told reporters. “This was a mission failure. The sole responsibility of our agency is to make sure our protectees are never put in danger.”
Rowe said that agency was fully cooperating with all relevant investigations into the events of that day and that the Secret Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility is currently conducting a mission assurance review that will pursue accountability for the agency’s failures.
