On July 13, 2024, Thomas Crooks fired at then-former President Trump; a federal report says the Secret Service lacked a communications room, missing 'suspicious person' alerts, while a drone system failure went unfixed

The Secret Service missed chances to prevent the 2024 shooting of Trump and was significantly understaffed, according to a pair of watchdog reports.

According to a newly unredacted DHS report, the Secret Service missed opportunities to detect, prevent, and disrupt an assassination attempt against Donald Trump during a 202…