Secret Service staff face discipline for Trump assassination attempt failures

• Rowe did not provide specifics on staff details or potential punishments as the investigation enters its "accountability phase." He said he has not asked anyone to retire.

Zoom in: Rowe detailed the various communications failures between the Secret Service and local law enforcement that allowed attempted assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks to take position on a nearby roof with a clear line of sight to Trump.

• "Line of sight issues were acknowledged but not properly mitigated," Rowe said of the July incident.
• The Secret Service did not give clear guidance or direction to local law enforcement, he said. The Secret Service cannot abdicate building site plan responsibility to other agencies moving forward, he said.

Context: Trump's personal safety has been vulnerable during the recent stretch of his campaign.

• In July, a bullet grazed his ear during a Pennsylvania rally. The Secret Service had been aware of suspicious person reports at least nine minutes before Trump took the stage.
• Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned in July after facing criticism for what she called the "most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades."
• Recently, Trump was again apparently targeted while on his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. A Secret Service agent saw a rifle barrel sticking out of a fence and "immediately engaged" with the person aiming it.

State of play: The Secret Service has already begun to "significantly increase" its protective footprint, Rowe said. Bipartisan lawmakers have called for more resources to the Secret Service.

• Trump has been receiving the highest levels of Secret Service protection, Rowe said.

• "We have finite resources and we are stretching those resources to their maximum right now," he said.

Catch up quick: Biden on Monday said the agency "needs more help," suggesting that might include more personnel. He and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer want to increase its budget.

• Some Republican lawmakers, though, said Trump needs increased coverage, and that funding wouldn't solve the threats.
• The House unanimously passed a bill on Friday that would bolster Secret Service protection for presidential and vice presidential candidates. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced a similar bill in the Senate.

Go deeper:

• Secret Service probing Musk's post about Biden, Harris assassination attempts
• Secret Service funding scores Senate boosters
• Lawmakers' own security fears drive Secret Service push
• Trump shooting incident sparks bipartisan push to boost his security

Editor's note: The story has been updated with additional details from the press conference.