Pittsburgh – Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked the new acting Secret Service director on Tuesday why there was “public disapproval of the Secret Service” following the assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13. The “protection mission” has lost trust”.
“This agency needs to change, if not now, then when? The next assassination in 30 days?” Blackburn read an email reportedly sent by a Secret Service counter-sniper during a Senate hearing involving the U.S. Testimony of Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abate.
Blackburn also read the final portion of an email obtained by RealClear political reporter Susan Crabtree and reportedly sent within the agency by counter-snipers, which noted that the U.S. Marine Corps’ ” The motto” is “CYA,” which is an abbreviation for “Cover Your Enemies.” ——”
這位田納西州參議員繼續說道:「公眾對執行保護使命的能力失去了信任,我想知道您對貴機構的員工擔心『掩蓋自己的背後而不是擔心保護一個人』這一事實有何感想。前President.
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Crabtree said the counter-sniper who wrote the email apparently sent it to the entire uniformed department as more information about the assassination attempt became public.
For example, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Monday released text messages from Butler County, Pa., showing snipers opening fire on the former president as gunman Thomas Crooks The gun was found about 90 minutes before eventually killing the 50-year-old man. David Dutch.
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Rowe, who took over as director following the resignation of Kimberly Cheatle last week, told Blackburn he was “hurt” by the email.
“I’m hurt because my people are hurting right now,” Rowe told Blackburn. “We need them.”
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The acting director added that there was “a lot of emotion” within the agency right now and that he wanted to “hear more” from the agent who wrote the email, describing himself as a U.S. Marine and a 20-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Rowe added that he was committed to reviewing things and being a “change agent”.
When reached for comment, the Secret Service referred Fox News Digital to Rowe’s testimony.
Rowe was also grilled on Monday by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who questioned how Trump could have been allowed on stage 17 minutes after receiving a suspicious person report.
“Our officers never received information about weapons on the roof,” Rowe said.
“How is this possible?” Li asked.
Luo responded that the information “exists in local law enforcement channels but is not known to the Secret Service.” “I think they were dealing with a very critical situation and I understand they made that clear on the air. However, it was never relayed to us.”
Trump assassination attempt: FBI says gunman climbed onto HVAC, shot through roof at Bass
The FBI letter comes after the FBI told reporters on a conference call Monday morning that Crooks used HVAC equipment and ducts to gain access to the roof of a building near former President Trump’s rally in Butler dispatched.
Crooks then walked across multiple rooftops before finally finding his location on top of a building owned by American Glass Research (AGR), located near the Butler Farm Show playground and a short distance away. It’s about 150 yards from where the former president spoke at the rally.
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On the day of the rally, Crooks parked his vehicle around 3:50 to 4 p.m. and flew a drone about 200 yards from where the former president spoke on July 13. FBI Director Christopher Wray Testifying at a July 17 congressional hearing that Crooks was at the rally for about 70 minutes on the morning of the assassination attempt.
It’s unclear how Crooks evaded security after being spotted by law enforcement about 90 minutes before the shots were fired, but the FBI said more than 300 agents and staff were working “around the clock” to gather the facts. , and put together a clearer schedule.