Report finds communication failures before assassination attempt on Donald Trump

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum in New York (Alex Brandon/AP)

Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump, according to a new report.

A five-page document summarising the Secret Service report’s key conclusions finds fault with both local and federal law enforcement, underscoring the cascading and wide-ranging failings that preceded the July 13 shooting at a Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally where Mr Trump was wounded in the ear by gunfire.