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Ex-Secret Service official: Sources said agency had time to prepare

A.T. Smith, former Secret Service deputy director and CBS News national security contributor, tells "Face the Nation" that sources told him the agency had an "adequate amount of time" to prepare for former President Donald Trump's rally, while former Homeland Security official and CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd notes the importance of being "as transparent as possible" as conspiracy theories have begun to pop up online.

Security at RNC in Milwaukee

The Trump campaign increased security at their offices in Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach following Saturday's shooting at a Pennsylvania rally where former President Donald Trump's ear was grazed by a bullet and a bystander was killed. The assassination attempt comes days before the Republican National Convention is set to kick off in Milwaukee. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on the security measures at the convention.

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