Butler, Pennsylvania, was one of the biggest failures in Secret Service history.
Heads should have rolled after that disaster.
And a Secret Service agent at Butler had this scary detail exposed.
Secret Service agent back on protective detail after Butler failures
Myosoty "Miyo" Perez was the site agent in charge of security planning for Trump's July 13, 2024, Butler rally where a gunman nearly killed him.
Thomas Crooks climbed onto the AGR building roof, set up his rifle, and fired eight rounds at Trump from an elevated position less than 150 yards away.
Trump was shot in the ear, firefighter Corey Comperatore was killed shielding his family, and two others were critically wounded before a countersniper killed Crooks.
Perez received a 42-day suspension without pay — the harshest punishment the Secret Service handed out for Butler.
Then she went right back to work.
RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree broke the news that Perez was photographed this week on a protective detail for former President George W. Bush.
The Secret Service's Miami Field Office even bragged about it on LinkedIn, posting photos of Perez and touting their "seamless coordination and steady professionalism" during Bush's visit.
Trump banned Perez from coming anywhere near him.
At a Christmas party with his Secret Service detail in December 2024, Trump made it clear someone was notably absent because he didn't want her there.
But protecting other former presidents is just fine.
Congressional investigations exposed inexperience and failures
Perez had only three and a half years on the job when she was put in charge of security for one of the biggest outdoor rallies of the 2024 campaign.
She had zero experience leading security for an event that size.
Congressional testimony revealed Perez was assigned to Butler simply because her "rotation came up" — not because she was qualified.
Fellow agents told investigators she had no idea what she was doing.
The Government Accountability Office found that senior Secret Service officials received classified intelligence about an Iranian threat to Trump's life ten days before Butler.
They never told Perez or local law enforcement officers responsible for securing the site.
Perez failed to properly secure the AGR building or address the clear line-of-sight vulnerabilities it created.
She allowed local law enforcement snipers to position themselves inside the building instead of on the roof — leaving it wide open for Crooks.
When a suspicious person with a rangefinder was reported to Secret Service 25 minutes before the shooting, that information never reached the agents who could have prevented Trump from taking the stage.
Pattern of promotions while Pittsburgh agents get scapegoated
Perez's two supervisors — Nick Olszewski and Nick Menster — signed off on the failed Butler security plan.
Neither one was disciplined.
Both received big promotions.
Olszewski is now chief of the Inspection Division, which is responsible for ensuring accountability and integrity of Secret Service personnel.
The guy who approved the Butler disaster now oversees accountability at the agency.
Menster got assigned as second-in-command of the protective detail for Lara and Eric Trump.
Sean Curran was the top-ranking agent on Trump's detail the day of the Butler shooting and he's now the director of the entire Secret Service.
Meanwhile, the majority of the six agents who faced any discipline were from the Pittsburgh field office.
Current and former Secret Service officials told CNN the Pittsburgh office was scapegoated while those at the top escaped accountability.
Only six Secret Service personnel received suspensions ranging from 10 to 42 days.
Not a single person was fired.
Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn defended the decision by claiming they "weren't going to fire their way out of this."
Senator Rand Paul released a report calling the failures "inexcusable" and the lack of accountability "unacceptable."
The report found Secret Service denied at least ten requests from Trump's detail for additional resources during the campaign, including counter-drone systems and counter-sniper personnel.
Former Director Kimberly Cheatle lied to Congress that no security requests were denied for Butler.
She resigned ten days after the shooting but only after intense pressure from both parties.
When the junior agent takes a six-week suspension and goes right back to work while her bosses get promoted, that tells you everything about how seriously the agency takes accountability.
Trump survived Butler by turning his head at the exact moment Crooks fired.
A fraction of a second later and the bullet would have killed him.
Firefighter Corey Comperatore wasn't as fortunate.
And the Secret Service agent who failed to prevent it is back protecting former presidents like nothing happened.
Sources:
- Cristina Laila, "Secret Service Agent Who Didn't Secure Roof of AGR Building at Butler Rally on Day of Trump Assassination Attempt is Still at Agency," The Gateway Pundit, February 7, 2026.
- Susan Crabtree, "One Year after Butler, Secret Service, FBI Face New Questions," RealClearPolitics, July 13, 2025.
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, "Chairman Rand Paul Releases Final Report Detailing Secret Service Failures in Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump," July 14, 2025.
- Government Accountability Office, Secret Service threat intelligence sharing failures, July 2025.
- Zachary Cohen, "A year after Butler: How a near assassination led to an uneven search for accountability in the Secret Service," CNN Politics, July 13, 2025.
