US lawmakers to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally

The vote underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The former president came within inches of losing his life
US lawmakers to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally
Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump is surrounded by US Secret Service agents after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally (Evan Vucci/AP)

The United States House of Representatives has voted to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump on July 13.

The vote underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The former president came within inches of losing his life.

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