Secret Service officials were aware of 'classified threat' 10 days before Butler assassination attempt, failed to tell agents guarding Trump | 12 July 2025 | Senior-level Secret Service officials failed to share "classified threat information" related to President Trump with those assigned to protect him during the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he was nearly assassinated, according to a congressional watchdog report. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found the classified intelligence had been presented to Secret Service officials a full 10 days before the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt in Butler, but the agency's "siloed practice for sharing" sensitive information resulted in few being aware of the threat against Trump's life. The nature of the threat, described as "highly classified" by Secret Service officials in the report, is not explained.