In an alarming report launched by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), whistleblowers have revealed devastating failures by the U.S. Secret Service in stopping an assassination try on former President Donald J. Trump at a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The near-fatal incident, which left the previous president injured and resulted within the tragic demise of a supporter, has raised vital questions in regards to the competency of the Secret Service and different federal businesses tasked with guaranteeing the security of high-profile political figures.
In July, Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of the Division of Homeland Safety highlighting new allegations from a whistleblower relating to the safety measures taken at former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
The letter reads:
“The whistleblower alleges that the us repeatedly declined gives from native regulation enforcement to make the most of drone expertise to safe the rally. They declare that after the capturing came about, the us reversed course and requested native regulation enforcement to deploy their drone expertise to surveil the location within the aftermath of the assault.
In line with one whistleblower, the evening earlier than the rally, U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied gives from a neighborhood regulation enforcement accomplice to make the most of drone expertise to safe the rally. Because of this the expertise was each obtainable to USSS and in a position to be deployed to safe the location. Secret Service stated no.
The whistleblower additional alleges that after the capturing came about, USSS modified course and requested the native accomplice to deploy the drone expertise to surveil the location within the aftermath of the assault.
It’s arduous to know why USSS would decline to make use of drones after they had been supplied, significantly given the actual fact USSS permitted the shooter to overfly the rally space along with his personal drone mere hours earlier than occasion.”
In September, Sen. Hawley appeared on Jesse Watters’s present and dropped some more shocking details, this time targeted on the lead Secret Service agent through the assassination try.
Hawley said that not solely did the agent FAIL a minimum of considered one of her coaching exams, however she was additionally identified to not be a high quality agent.
Regardless of this, disgraced former Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle, a detailed friend of the Biden Crime Household, promoted her anyway.
Hawley described the sample that had emerged throughout his conversations with whistleblowers because the Trump rally being “undermanned, understaffed, and missing individuals who had expertise on it.” He then slammed performing director Ronald Rowe for refusing to inform the reality and disclose all related particulars relating to what occurred that fateful day.
“The truth that the director is not going to degree with the American folks about what’s going right here is simply completely unacceptable and unbelievable,” stated Hawley.
Earlier this month, Hawley advised Jesse Watters of FOX Information that the Secret Service was ‘woefully unprepared’ to offer ample safety.
He added that coaching is performed through webinars on “Microsoft Groups”—and on the July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the place Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination try by a sniper, many of the regulation enforcement personnel current weren’t even Secret Service brokers. They had been DHS officers.
Final week, Hawley revealed to Watters that the Division of Homeland Safety is ordering the company to refrain from complying with doc requests to Congress. Sure, the Biden regime doesn’t need the reality relating to what occurred on July 13 to be unveiled.
“Now I’m advised the Division of Homeland Safety is pressuring the Secret Service to not adjust to doc requests by Congress in regards to the Trump assassination try. What are they hiding from the American folks?” Hawley said.
On Monday, Sen. Hawley launched a 22-page whistleblower report detailing the failures of the US Secret Service.
In line with the Communications Director for Hawley, Abigail Jackson, along with a radical examination of earlier whistleblower claims uncovered by Senator Hawley, the Hawley Report reveals new, unreported findings from whistleblowers, together with:
•Secret Service intelligence models—groups of Secret Service brokers paired with state and native regulation enforcement to deal with stories of suspicious individuals—had been absent from the Butler rally.
•The hospital web site the place former President Trump acquired remedy after the capturing was poorly secured, and the hospital web site agent couldn’t reply fundamental questions on web site safety.
Up to now, Secret Service and DHS have offered nearly no solutions and there stay many excellent questions, together with:
•Who, throughout the Secret Service or DHS, made the choice to disclaim counter sniper protection to the rooftop from which Thomas Crooks shot former President Trump on July 13?
•When will Secret Service or DHS publicly title the lead web site agent for the rally and the lead agent for the Butler go to?
•Did the Performing Secret Service Director ever deny assets to the Trump marketing campaign, or USSS sniper groups, as has been reported within the press?
Hawley’s report accuses the Secret Service, DHS, and FBI of “slow-walking” investigations, deceptive the general public, and refusing to offer solutions to Congress.
The report particulars how these businesses have resisted transparency at each flip, leaving People questioning how a identified menace might have escalated right into a near-fatal assault on a former U.S. president.
You possibly can learn the total report here and beneath: