Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service director briefs lawmakers before public report
A public hearing with a focus on local law enforcement will be held by the Task Force later this month.
On Thursday, Ronald Rowe, the Acting Director of the Secret Service, met with members of the House and Senate in private sessions to discuss the assassination attempt on former President Trump that occurred on July 13, 2021, during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Members in both chambers were informed by Rowe about the interim report on the USSS's security breaches that allowed a gunman to climb a nearby building and shoot at Trump during his rally.
According to Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., the lead Democrat on the Trump Assassination Task Force, the meeting with Rowe was a "detailed and open conversation."
"Crow stated that Rowe presented to lawmakers an outline of the Secret Service's internal report and briefed them on their internal mission evaluation, which has been completed. Additionally, they discussed the failings that occurred that day and the resourcing constraints the Secret Service has faced this election cycle."
The Secret Service's overall mission assurance probe is almost finished and will soon be made public, as previously informed to Planet Chronicle.
Crow stated that Rowe informed lawmakers about his examination of various aspects related to the event, including site selection, security planning, communication between Secret Service and local law enforcement, perimeter security, and lines of sight clearance.
Crow stated that the perimeter of the July rally site was too small, and the shooter being on a roof of a building more than a hundred yards away from the platform where the former president was standing, outside the perimeter, was problematic.
The Task Force will hold its first public hearing, focusing on local law enforcement, later this month.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., stated on Thursday that lawmakers will soon release a report that will likely surprise the American people regarding the inadequate protection and communication breakdown that occurred on that day.
Johnson, a Republican senator from Wisconsin, stated to reporters, "This is bipartisan."
"The American people require the complete truth to be confident in it, and this can only be achieved through a nonpartisan approach."
Several Secret Service officials planning to retire have been urged to do so sooner to avoid Congressional scrutiny in the coming months.
Several high-level Secret Service officials with ties to the Butler, Pennsylvania security situation are retiring, according to Planet Chronicle. Although these employees are eligible for retirement, they have been urged by senior leadership to retire more quickly to avoid lengthy congressional interviews and investigations.
The FBI is currently investigating the shooter, and their inquiry is still ongoing.
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