Quote:It has been alleged by a whistleblower that the acting Secret Service (USSS) head personally cut agents from the threat assessment team leading up to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Penn. on July 13.

In a letter from Sen. Josh Hawley to Acting USSS Director Ronald Rowe, it states, "A whistleblower has alleged to my office that the Secret Service Counter Surveillance Division (CSD), the division that performs threat assessment of event sites before the event occurs, did not perform its typical evaluation of the Butler site and was nor present on the day."

"This is significant because CSD's duties include evaluating potential security threats outside the security perimeter and mitigating those threats during the event. The whistleblower claims that if personnel from CSD had been present at the rally, the gunman would have been handcuffed in the parking lot after being spotted with a rangefinder."

Hawley continued, “The whistleblower further alleges that you personally directed significant cuts to CSD, up to and including reducing the division's manpower by twenty percent. You did not mention this in your Senate testimony when asked directly to explain manpower reductions.”

The Missouri Senator further added that the allegations from the whistleblower included that some of the agents who had been working on threat assessment had been warning the agency of dangers for months ahead of the rally. Hawley also demanded that Rowe provide materials regarding his “personal involvement in revising, updating, or otherwise changing Secret Service policies and personnel related to CSD” by August 8 among other records.

During a Senate hearing earlier this week, Rowe was grilled by Hawley as well as several other Senators on what led up to the assassination attempt.

In his opening statement, Rowe said, "I went to the roof of the AGR building where the assailant fired shots and laid in a prone position to evaluate his line of sight. What I saw made me ashamed. As a career law enforcement officer, and a 25-year veteran with the Secret Service, I cannot defend why that roof was not better secured."

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Inside Job.

(08-01-2024 04:26 PM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  Inside Job.

I'm starting to think it wasn't strictly planned by the gov, but they left Trump's detail dangerously undermanned, including advanced planning, on purpose.

It wouldn't surprise me if this came down from Biden, Obama or someone else pulling the strings.

Dan Bongino mentioned this last Friday on this episode of his podcast.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/26079Ls...AgWSxh5EEw

There's something going on and I don't think we'll ever get all the answers..

SS was pulled from Trump and sent to an event with Jill Biden, not Joe, Jill. When asked it was because of her position vs Trump.. It's supposed to be over threat level and Jill ain't exactly a high priority target nor is she a head of state or running for President.

Now we have the SS spread thin due to multiple candidates and agents leaving the agency.

Protection for the Bidens as they travel in Joe's last months in office.
Protection for Harris as she campaigns and fulfills her duties as VP.
Protection for whomever Harris tabs as her VP pick.
Protection for Trump.
Protection for Vance.
Protection for RFK Jr. I believe his VP pick has refused SS protection due to having the funds and personal security she trusts more.

(08-01-2024 05:13 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(08-01-2024 04:26 PM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  Inside Job.

I'm starting to think it wasn't strictly planned by the gov, but they left Trump's detail dangerously undermanned, including advanced planning, on purpose.

It wouldn't surprise me if this came down from Biden, Obama or someone else pulling the strings.

I’m with you. I will add, however, it could be simple incompetence at every level.

(08-01-2024 06:28 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  Dan Bongino mentioned this last Friday on this episode of his podcast.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/26079Ls...AgWSxh5EEw

Yeah Bongino has said Rowe is a real POS right from the start. Looks like he’s right.

I love Bongino but I wish he’d quit talking about himself so much. Start to get eyerollingly old. Still love the guy though.