Secret Service places agents on desk duty after Trump assassination attempt

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The Secret Service placed multiple personnel on desk duty following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

An unspecified number of agents were put on administrative duty in the wake of the July 13 shooting, the Secret Service told the Washington Examiner Friday afternoon, walking back its earlier statement that agents were put on leave and not allowed to return to work.

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