Stunning security failures led to assassination attempt at Donald Trump rally – report

Mr Trump’s ear was injured during the shooting (PA)

The assassination attempt against former US president Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally in July was “preventable and should not have happened”, according to a bipartisan investigation into the shooting and the “stunning security failures” surrounding the event.

The report from a House task force, released on Monday, is just the latest look at the wide-ranging law enforcement failings that preceded the July 13 shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Mr Trump was struck in the ear by gunfire.