Evidence of the Secret Service’s incompetence in handling the rally where Donald Trump was nearly assassinated grows by the day.
In various reports, Trump’s The security team was short-staffed And they failed to secure the roof, which was the best position for the shooters to attack, because the roof was too sloping. Caused a safety hazard.
Video and images show the gunman being found. Almost 30 minutes Several onlookers pointed out he was there before the attack. Being on the roof. Nevertheless, the Secret Service failed to stop him.
Now CNN reports: A worse timeline. The assassin was on the Secret Service’s radar. three hours Before the shooting.
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Gunman got Secret Service attention 3 hours before shooting Trump
Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was spotted carrying a range finder and attempting to pass through a metal detector at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Device, CNN explained: The phrase “used by hunters and marksmen to measure distances when shooting at long range” caught the attention of officials.
The following sentence from the report is truly remarkable: The Secret Service had been monitoring Crooks because of his suspicious activities and the presence of a device used to line up shots for hunters, but they simply left him alone.
“Investigators are not sure where Crooks went after leaving the testing area, but the prevailing theory is that he went to his car to retrieve a rifle,” they wrote.
Do you think so?
It was fortunate that things didn’t get any worse, but it’s something one man has to say over and over again. did The incompetence of the Secret Service cost him his life.
Along with the rifle in Crooks’ car, investigators found a bulletproof vest and two explosive devices. The images show the device that may have detonated the explosives next to his body.
“Newly released images show the explosive device, a small rectangular grey device similar to a television remote control, scattered next to a spare battery that was recovered along with gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.” – The Telegraph pic.twitter.com/1B1TCQpVz0
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) July 17, 2024
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Caught on radar again 40 minutes before shooting
After missing the attempted assassin, the Secret Service was surprisingly lucky when they discovered he was carrying a rangefinder.
“About 40 minutes before the shooting, Crooks was back on the Secret Service’s radar.” The Daily Mail wrote:.
“A photo showing the 20-year-old sniper crawling on the ground while searching the area was circulated to law enforcement as a suspicious sighting at 5:30 p.m.”
Okay, so there’s a guy with a rangefinder three hours before the shooting, and a photo of the same guy was released to the Secret Service 40 minutes before the shooting because he was seen crawling on the floor.
I don’t think there will be any surprises yet. Fortunately, they Other There was a chance to stop him. An agent reportedly saw him on the roof.
“Witnesses saw Crooks climb to the roof of the American Glass Research building,” the Mail continued. “A team of Secret Service snipers, codenamed ‘Hawkeye,’ also spotted him, peering into his position through a rangefinder.”
3 hours. Multiple sightings. Multiple instances of concerning behavior. And yet no one from the Secret Service tried to stop him? That’s strange.
