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We now have more information about the assassination attempt of former President and current GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump that took place on July 13, in Butler, PA.
[H/T Townhall.com]
Federal law enforcement officials said that the Secret Service thought local law enforcement officers, including snipers from the Butler County Emergency Services Unit, were supposed to secure the building from which Crooks fired.
Local SWAT teams had photos and a description of Crooks before his attack, which they shared on their radio system. However, the Secret Service couldn't access this with their equipment.
Leaked text messages revealed that law enforcement knew about Crooks nearly 100 minutes before the assassination attempt but didn’t act to stop him. This shows that the $3.6 billion agency, which is supposed to protect current and former presidents, was behind the 20-year-old attacker. Secret Service snipers reportedly didn’t know Crooks was armed until he started shooting, even though they had their sights on him for almost two minutes before the attack.
Corey Comperatore was killed by the shooter and two other men, David Dutch and James Copenhaven were wounded. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks was killed from a nearby rooftop perch, where he fired off eight rounds toward President Trump.
Both Butler police and the Secret Service have been leaking details to clarify and to head off any blame game at the pass should a departmental war erupt.
Both Butler police and the Secret Service have been leaking details to clarify and to head off any blame game at the pass should a departmental war erupt.
The American Glass Research building from where Crooks targeted Trump was less than 200 yards from the stage. The roof was left unprotected, allowing Crooks to climb up the structure and do what he came for. Everyone knows how close the bullet came from killing the former president, missing his head by millimeters and hitting him in the right ear when he turned his head at exactly the moment the bullet was fired.
New evidence suggests, the local cops were supposedly told by the Secret Service that they would handle covering this structure (via WSJ):
Local Pennsylvania police complained in the moments after last month’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump that they warned the U.S. Secret Service days in advance that the warehouse where the shooter was positioned needed protection, according to new videos obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
“I f—ing told them that they needed to post guys f—ing over here…I told them that f—ing Tuesday,” said a Butler Township officer in audio captured on his body-worn camera. “I talked to the Secret Service guys. They’re like, ‘Yeah, no problem. We’re going to post guys over here.’ ”
The video footage paints a more complete picture of the angry, frustrating situation, literally moments after Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to fire those eight shots at Trump from an AR-style rifle.
A cop in one of the videos at one point refers to a suspicious individual who had been lost by authorities. The unidentified officer referred to “a gentleman with a flat face that we were looking for earlier. He was creeping people out.”
The officer’s account was broadcast over radio and was captured on one of the body cameras. “He was watching people out in the woods by the water tower. I’m not sure he is the gentleman down or not.”
About 10 minutes after the shooting, another officer, arriving at the warehouse, said to a fellow officer, “I thought you guys were on the roof. I thought it was you. I thought it was you.”
“No,” came the reply, with an explanation that no officers were on the roof.
“What the f—k,” the officer replied in frustration. “Why were we not on the roof? Why weren’t we?”
“No,” came the reply, with an explanation that no officers were on the roof.
“What the f—k,” the officer replied in frustration. “Why were we not on the roof? Why weren’t we?”
Federal law enforcement officials said that the Secret Service thought local law enforcement officers, including snipers from the Butler County Emergency Services Unit, were supposed to secure the building from which Crooks fired.
Local SWAT teams had photos and a description of Crooks before his attack, which they shared on their radio system. However, the Secret Service couldn't access this with their equipment.
Leaked text messages revealed that law enforcement knew about Crooks nearly 100 minutes before the assassination attempt but didn’t act to stop him. This shows that the $3.6 billion agency, which is supposed to protect current and former presidents, was behind the 20-year-old attacker. Secret Service snipers reportedly didn’t know Crooks was armed until he started shooting, even though they had their sights on him for almost two minutes before the attack.
Butler SWAT teams allege they had zero contact with the Secret Service until after the shots were fired and Crooks was killed. They also took responsibility for failing to protect Trump, along with the death of Corey Comperatore, and the two others who were wounded.
So it was the Secret Service who had the responsibility of the rooftop, and they blew it. Was it on purpose or due to incompetence?
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