Independent Panel Says That Senior Leadership of Secret Service Has Failed and Must Be Replaced "As Soon as Praticable"

The incompetence is calling from inside the agency.

The assassination attempt that injured former President Donald Trump in Butler, PA in July, was enabled by "numerous mistakes" by the Secret Service and "specific failures and breakdowns," an independent, bipartisan review set out Thursday.

The panel of four former senior law enforcement and government officials cautioned that another catastrophic security lapse could transpire if the U.S. Secret Service does not immediately undertake "fundamental reform."

"The Secret Service as an agency requires fundamental reform to carry out its mission," they added. "Without that reform, the Independent Review Panel believes another Butler can and will happen again."

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The group said they identified "deep flaws in the Secret Service, including some that appear to be systemic or cultural" including a "lack of critical thinking among Secret Service personnel" and agents' unwillingness to "speak up" regarding potential threats.

The review made clear money was not the sole cause of the mistakes and root-and-branch reform for the entire organization must follow.

It stated the agency's failure go beyond spending. "Even an unlimited budget would not, by itself, remediate many of the failures of July 13," it said.

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The 52-page report highlights the urgent need for reform within the agency, particularly calling for the replacement of current leadership with appointees from outside the Secret Service. The panel emphasized that the agency had become "bureaucratic, complacent, and static," warning that similar security failures could recur unless significant changes are made. The leadership change, they recommended, should occur "as soon as practicable."

Outside the Secret Service -- they don't want another corrupt, incompetent internal promotion as with Rowe.

posted by Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:14 PM

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