Security expert says Secret Service transparency welcomed [Video]

Security expert Phil Carter says there are some key takeaways from Acting Director of the Secret Service Ronald Rowe’s testimony to lawmakers on July 30, namely “transparency.”Rowe says that his investigation into the events of the July 13 attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump in Butler Township, Pennsylvania made him “ashamed.” He said that the shooting was a “failure on multiple levels” including a “failure to challenge our assumptions.”Phil Carter is a former Secret Service agent with a long career in federal and local law enforcement. He is the Principal and Founder of Sierra Consulting, a national security consulting company based in Greenville, S.C. Carter tells WYFF News 4 that the transparency of the testimony was important to restoring the proper level of public trust in the agency. “Talking about the number of shell casings, the specific times and investigative steps provided solid and specific information the public didn’t …