A whistleblower said the Secret Service failed to follow standard protocols Sunday, Sept. 15, when there was a second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he can’t identify the whistleblower to protect them, but he did say the whistleblower has previously protected Trump at the same course.
“There are known vulnerabilities at that course,” Hawley told reporters. “That is, areas where you can get a clear line of sight from off the course of people playing the course. So it has been Secret Service protocol to station agents at these known sites before Trump would play the course. That apparently didn’t happen. It sounds as if they didn’t even sweep the perimeter.”
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Hawley said those failures are why the gunman was able to have access to the course for 12 hours before he was discovered.
“I now have former Secret Service agents and current Secret Service agents who are coming to me saying, ‘This was our protocol and it wasn’t followed with golf course.’ And you notice that Director Roe wouldn’t even answer whether or not they swept the golf course,” Hawley said.
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Senate Homeland Security Committee unanimously approved a bill that would require the Secret Service to hand over all evidence and documentation related to the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. The bill would still need approval from the full Senate, House and president to become law.
Senators on both sides of the aisle are frustrated with the Department of Homeland Security because they contend it has not turned over enough information about the attempted assassinations. This comes as senators consider whether to provide the agency with more funding for presidential level protection. Some lawmakers are apprehensive about that too.
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“This issue is not about money. It’s about management,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said. “It’s about using resources productively and effectively, and the lapses and failures that will be documented in our report, I think, will go to the mismanagement that led to the abject failure to protect the president properly.”
Blumenthal is leading an investigation into the assassination attempt in Butler. He said the report will be released soon and that Americans will be appalled by its findings.
A whistleblower says the secret service failed to follow standard protocols Sunday, when there was a second assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a Florida golf course. Senator Josh Hawley says he can’t identify the whistleblower to protect them, but he did say the whistleblower has previously protected Trump at the same course.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO: “There are known vulnerabilities at that course. That is, areas where you can get a clear line of sight from off the course of people playing the course, if that makes sense. So it has been Secret Service protocol to station agents at these known sites before Trump would play the course that apparently didn’t happen. It sounds as if they didn’t even sweep the perimeter.”
Hawley says those failures are why the gunmen was able to have access to the course for 12 hours before he was discovered.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO: “I now have former secret service agents and current Secret Service agents who are coming to me saying, this was our protocol and it wasn’t followed with golf course. And you notice that director roe wouldn’t even answer whether or not they swept the golf course.”
On Wednesday the Senate Homeland Security Committee unanimously approved a bill that would require the Secret Service to hand over all evidence and documentation related to the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. It would still need approval from the full Senate, House and President to become law.
Senators on both sides of the aisle are frustrated with the Secret Service and say the Department of Homeland Security has not turned over enough information about the attempted assassinations. This comes as Senators consider whether to provide the agency with more funding for presidential level protection. Some are apprehensive about that too.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT: “This issue is not about money. It’s about management. It’s about using resources productively and effectively, and the lapses and failures that will be documented in our report, I think, will go to the mismanagement that led to the abject failure to protect the president properly.”
Blumthehal is leading an investigation into the assassination attempt in Butler. He says the report will be released soon and that Americans will be appalled by its findings.
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