Pittsburgh Secret Service field office head, others placed on leave after Trump assassination attempt

The head of the Secret Service’s Pittsburgh field office and at least four other agents have been sidelined amid the ongoing probe into last month’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to reports.

The agents were placed on leave as the agency’s internal affairs division continues to investigate how a 20-year-old sniper was able to open fire on Trump at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pa., CBS News reported Friday, citing a source familiar with the matter. 

They included one member of Trump’s personal protective team and four Secret Service members from the Pittsburgh Field Office, including the special agent in charge, Fox News said. The agents remain employed but are barred from working in the field and doing investigative work.

Tristan Leavitt, president of Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research, posted on X that the removal should’ve been done “at the very least have done on July 13 — if not placing them on investigative leave that night.”