Trump Assassination Attempt Reveals a Major Security Breakdown – But Doesn’t Necessarily Heighten the Risk for Political Violence, a Former FBI Official Explains

July 15, 2024

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Presented by The Conversation

In this article for The Conversation, Javed Ali, a scholar of counter-terrorism at the University of Michigan and a former FBI and Department of Homeland Security official, explores the security failures that the assassination attempt exposes, as well as how this attack may be part of a larger pattern. Ali discusses how the attack may influence how the Secret Service operates, if it could potentially increase the risk of domestic extremism, and more.

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