It was a key question almost from the first moment shots were fired at Republican Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania: How did the Secret Service allow this to happen, and would someone lose their job after the agency failed at its core mission of protecting current and former presidents?
Over the next week-plus, White House reporter Colleen Long was deeply involved in reporting on the investigation of the shooting as Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced growing calls to resign.
As Long reported out daily developments in the investigation, she also let her sources know that the AP wanted to be first to get the word out should Cheatle resign.
When Cheatle did decide to step down, 10 days after the shooting, Long’s sources came through and she was first with the news and had it exclusively well ahead of the competition. And Homeland Security reporter Rebecca Santana had fulsome prep for that scenario at the ready.
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