{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-secret-services-potential-pattern-negligence-concerning", "Congressman Biggs: Secret Service\u2019s Potential Pattern of Negligence is Concerning", "2024-07-30", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "This week, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to United States Secret Service (USSS) Acting Director Ronald Rowe regarding the failures of his agency in protecting the life of a former President and current presidential candidate. Secret Service\u2019s failure to properly secure the location resulted in the tragic death of firefighter Corey Comperatore, who lost his life protecting his family, and critical injuries to two other rally-goers, David Dutch and James Copenhaver.\n\nPublic reporting indicates that USSS is in possession of a draft report by the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) detailing USSS\u2019s preparation for and response to events on January 6, 2021. The security failures from January 6, 2021, and July 13, 2024, raise concerns over the existence of a larger pattern of negligence on the part of the Secret Service.\n\nCongressman Biggs\u2019s letter demands that Acting Director Rowe provide the following information in furtherance of the House\u2019s investigation into the Secret Service and the attempted assassination of President Trump:\n\nA summary of the findings of the draft DHS OIG report;\n\nA summary of the recommendations included in the DHS OIG report;\n\nWhat steps the Secret Service took to implement those recommendations ahead of the July 13, 2024, rally;\n\nWhat recommendations are still outstanding as of the time of the Secret Service\u2019s testimony before the House Oversight Committee on July 22, 2024.\n\nThe letter requests that Acting Director Rowe provide this information by August 7, 2024.\n\n\u201cSecret Service\u2019s security failures leading up to July 13, 2024, are unacceptable,\u201d said Congressman Biggs.\n\n\u201cThe allegations that Secret Service received a draft report of previous security failures from DHS OIG but might not have implemented changes are highly concerning. Agencies like Secret Service should constantly strive for maximum efficiency; failure is not an option.\n\n\u201cI look forward to working with my colleagues, including Representatives Cory Mills and Eli Crane who bring technical experience and expertise, in getting to the answers that Americans are seeking about the assassination attempt on President Trump.\n\n\u201cCongress will continue investigating the failures of USSS. I look forward to Acting Director Rowe\u2019s cooperation.\u201d\n\nFox News covered the letter here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-secret-services-potential-pattern-negligence-concerning"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6178200021386147, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}