House panel finds Trump assassination event "preventable" in interim report
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Washington — The bipartisan House task force investigating the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump found that the incident was "preventable," detailing in a report released early Monday that there were communication and planning shortcomings.
In the 53-page interim report, the panel outlined that "the evidence obtained by the Task Force to date shows the tragic and shocking events of July 13 were preventable and should not have happened."
The probe "clearly shows a lack of planning and coordination between the Secret Service and its law enforcement partners before the rally," the task force said, noting that the findings are preliminary.
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