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Several Secret Service employees put on administrative duties following Trump assassination attempt – Boston News, Weather, Sports [Video]

(CNN) — Multiple Secret Service personnel from the Pittsburgh Field Office and one member of Donald Trump’s security detail involved in the advance planning for Trump’s July 13 rally have been reassigned to administrative duties and ordered to work from home, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.

The move comes as the Secret Service continues to face criticism for the security failures that allowed a gunman to fire eight rounds at the former president, piercing Trump’s ear and leaving one rallygoer dead in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The Secret Service has been under immense pressure from lawmakers to discipline or fire those involved in the preparation for the rally. Acting Deputy Director Ronald Rowe had told lawmakers he intended to wait until after the investigation was complete before issuing any disciplinary action.

The agency is undergoing multiple inquiries including an internal review, congressional investigations and an independent commission empaneled by the Department …

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