US Secret Service Faces Intense Scrutiny After Trump Shooting
- GOP lawmakers launch investigation after former president shot
- Agency prepares for Republican convention starting Monday
WATCH: Former President Donald Trump is whisked off stage after being shot at.
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The US Secret Service is facing harsh public scrutiny and investigations as the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump thrusts an agency with a checkered past into the center of a political firestorm.
Since Saturday’s shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump allies have blasted the agency over its protection of the former president. Security concerns are particularly acute as thousands descend on Milwaukee for the start of the Republican National Convention on Monday.