(NewsNation) — Michael Plati, an assistant director for the Secret Service, is set to step down from his position in the coming days.
Fox News reported Tuesday that the decision is linked to security failures during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Although Fox said Plati was asked to retire by senior leadership, including acting director Ronald Rowe, a Secret Service spokesperson denied this in a statement to NewsNation.
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“This was a personal decision that he has made and we thank him for his 27 years of dedicated service to the federal government,” the spokesperson said.
Secret Service’s response to the July 13 shooting at a campaign rally in Butler Pennsylvania has been heavily criticized, leading to the resignation of the agency’s former director, Kimberly Cheatle.
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