On Monday, the House Task Force investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania released its initial findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lack of adequate planning, a narrow field of vision for local snipers, the absence of a unified command post and fragmented communication were among the main findings in the\u00a053-page report<\/a>\u00a0that examined\u00a0how\u00a020-year-old shooter Matthew Crooks was able to climb atop a building with a line of sight to Trump and fire at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Although the findings in this report are preliminary, the information obtained during the first phase of the Task Force\u2019s investigation clearly shows a lack of planning and coordination between the Secret Service and its law enforcement partners before the rally,” the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U.S. Secret Service (USSS) personnel at the event “did not give clear guidance” to state and local authorities about how to manage security outside of their hard perimeter, nor was there a central meeting between USSS and the law enforcement agencies supporting them the morning of the rally \u2013 two findings presented as key failures in the 51-page report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The House\u00a0Task Force\u00a0investigating the attempts on Trump\u2019s life is expected to release its final report by Dec. 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the interim report in its entirety:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n