House task force report details mistakes leading up to Trump assassination attempt

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The House task force investigating the July assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump issued an interim report Monday finding the incident was “preventable” and outlined the lack of communication between law enforcement agencies leading to the shots fired.

The report detailed that there were “several pivotal moments” when law enforcement should have engaged with the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, along with the communication failures between the Secret Service and local police departments on scene at the Butler Farm Show Grounds in Pennsylvania on July 13.

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