Senator Josh Hawley just dropped the first Whistle-blower report on the Trump assassination attempt on July 13. How sad is it that there are now MULTIPLE Assassination attempt on Donald Trump?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On July 13, 2024, former President Donald J. Trump was nearly killed by an assassin’s bullet while hosting a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Secret Service failed to prevent it. It was the most stunning breakdown in presidential security since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. Following this catastrophic failure, the Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have all tried to evade real accountability. These agencies and their leaders have slow-walked congressional investigations, misled the American people, and shirked responsibility. In response, Senator Hawley personally visited the Butler, Pennsylvania rally site to interview whistleblowers, opened up a whistleblower tip line, and encouraged those with relevant information to tell their stories. Since then, many individuals have come forward with information regarding the events of July 13—from the Secret Service, DHS, and local law enforcement, as well as private citizens. The resulting findings are highly damaging to the credibility of the Secret Service and DHS. They reveal a compounding pattern of negligence, sloppiness, and gross incompetence that goes back years, all of which culminated in an assassination attempt that came inches from succeeding. Chief among them are:
• The Secret Service’s Counter Surveillance Division, which performs threat assessments of event sites, did not perform a typical evaluation of the Butler site and was not present on the day of the rally.
• Secret Service personnel declined multiple offers from a local law enforcement partner to deploy drone technology, despite the fact that the would-be assassin used a drone to survey the rally site mere hours before the attempted assassination.
- The Secret Service’s Office of Protective Operations-Manpower told agents in charge of security for the Butler rally not to request additional security resources because they would be denied.
• On July 13, law enforcement personnel abandoned the rooftop of American Glass Research Building 6—the roof from which Thomas Crooks attempted to assassinate the former president—because of hot weather.
• The Secret Service’s lead site agent on July 13—the agent with specific responsibility for the security of the rally site, including line-of-sight concerns—was known to be incompetent. That incompetence led to the placement of items like flags around the Butler stage and catwalk, impairing visibility.
• Supplementary Department of Homeland Security personnel were used to fill in shortages of Secret Service personnel on July 13. Some DHS agents were pulled off child exploitation cases for this purpose, and the “training” they received was merely a poor-quality, twohour webinar.
These findings, which were published by Senator Hawley in a series of letters to executive branch officials, have been cited by Members of Congress and news outlets and have enhanced the public’s understanding of what transpired on July 13 in Butler. In multiple cases, executive branch agencies have confirmed or corroborated whistleblower testimony. The findings have highlighted the need for swift and aggressive oversight action by the President and both Houses of Congress. Executive branch agencies so far have not denied any of these allegations. What is more, on July 30, Senator Hawley directly questioned Acting Director Rowe about whistleblower allegations in a hearing jointly held by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee. In addition, Senator Hawley is revealing several new findings from whistleblowers that have not yet been reported:
• The lead agent responsible for the entire Butler visit, including the rally, failed a key examination during their federal law enforcement training to become a Secret Service agent.
• Secret Service intelligence units—teams of Secret Service agents paired with state and local law enforcement to handle reports of suspicious persons—were absent from the Butler rally.
The hospital site where former President Trump received treatment after the shooting was poorly secured, and the hospital site agent could not answer basic questions about site security. To date, Secret Service and DHS have provided virtually no answers, and there remain many outstanding questions.
These include:
• Who, within the Secret Service or DHS, made the decision to deny counter sniper coverage to the rooftop from which Thomas Crooks shot former President Trump on July 13?
• When will Secret Service or DHS publicly name the lead site agent for the rally and the lead agent for the Butler visit?
• Did the Acting Secret Service Director ever deny resources to the Trump campaign, or USSS counter sniper teams, as has been reported in the press? Senator Hawley has consistently demanded accountability—calling on former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign, and demanding that Acting Director Rowe terminate those responsible for the security failures—and will continue to do so in the months to come. He has also written letters to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and called on the DHS Inspector General to investigate the department’s failures. Whistleblowers are encouraged to contact Senator Hawley’s office by email at tips@hawley.senate.gov or by phone at (202) 224-6154.
Whistleblower identities will be protected against disclosure. All communications are entitled to protection afforded by whistleblower laws.
You can read the rest of the Hawley-Whistleblower-Report-re-USSS-Failures-2024-09-16.pdf at the link in blue.
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