Hawley Drops Whistleblower Report on Secret Service Failures in Trump Protection

A day after the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., released a whistleblower report on failures by the Secret Service’s failures in the first assassination attempt on the 45th president. 

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The report found the Secret Service intelligence units were absent from the Butler, Pennsylvania rally on July 13. The intelligence units are teams of Secret Service agents that were paired with state and local law enforcement to handle reports of suspicious persons. ...

The report further highlights that neither the Secret Service, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, nor the DHS, provided answers about who made decisions to deny counter sniper coverage to the rooftop where the Pennsylvania shooter shot Trump. 

Ed Morrissey

Imagine what the next whistleblowers will say about yesterday's attempt. At least they spotted Routh before he could take a shot, but how did he get on the course at all while carrying two backpacks and an "AK-style" firearm? Those are rather conspicuous. 

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