Damning Report Exposes Secret Service Agent’s Odd Call Just Before Thomas Matthew Crooks Tried to Kill Trump
A Senate report has revealed shocking failures by the U.S. Secret Service that allowed would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks to shoot Donald Trump in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The report highlighted technical failures, including malfunctioning Secret Service drones, which were downed for hours after an agent called a tech support hotline. The agent, with only three months of drone experience, struggled to resolve the issue, leaving Trump vulnerable.
A Secret Service agent made an unusual call to tech support just before Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate Trump, the new Senate report reveals.
The agent made the call after drones malfunctioned, leading to a critical security lapse that allowed the shooter to strike. Investigators say the failures were foreseeable and preventable.
Crooks, perched on a nearby building, fired eight rounds at Trump, killing one rally attendee and injuring two others before being taken out by a Secret Service sniper. The report also revealed that officers had been alerted to an armed individual on the roof just minutes before the shots were fired, but poor communication prevented key personnel from acting in time.
The investigation found numerous other security failures, including a lack of coordination between agencies and inexperienced staff operating critical equipment. Lawmakers, including Sen. Rand Paul, are now pushing for an overhaul of Secret Service procedures to prevent future failures.
The Senate report further criticized the absence of a clear chain of command within the Secret Service during the event. The planning and security decisions, it said, were made jointly by several individuals, leaving no one person accountable. This created confusion on the ground, leading to gaps in protection and, ultimately, the deadly result.
Local law enforcement had raised concerns about the security of the building from which Crooks fired, stating they lacked the manpower to secure the area fully. However, those concerns were not adequately addressed, and Secret Service agents gave conflicting statements about who was responsible for that section’s security.
Adding to the chaos, communications between the Secret Service and local authorities were described as “a multi-step game of telephone.” Separate radio channels were used by different agencies, leading to critical information — such as the sighting of the armed individual on the roof — being delayed or lost entirely.
Sen. Gary Peters, chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, emphasized that these security lapses were “foreseeable and preventable,” and called for a thorough overhaul of Secret Service protocols. Some lawmakers are pushing for more funding to bolster the agency’s resources, while others argue that an internal overhaul is necessary to address the systemic issues at play.
The incident in Butler wasn’t an isolated failure. Just weeks later, another assassination attempt on Trump occurred in Florida, where a man was arrested on a golf course near the former president’s club, armed and stalking him. These repeated lapses have raised serious concerns about the agency’s ability to protect high-profile figures, especially as Trump remains a key political figure heading into the 2024 election.
Republican lawmakers, like Sen. Ron Johnson, argue that throwing more money at the problem won’t solve the core management failures within the Secret Service. The debate over whether to increase funding or implement a major structural overhaul is ongoing, but one thing is clear: the Secret Service’s reputation has been deeply tarnished, and its ability to safeguard former presidents is now in question.
As these investigations continue, both the Senate and House panels have vowed to ensure such a catastrophic breach of security never happens again.
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“The investigation found numerous other security failures, including a lack of coordination between agencies and inexperienced staff operating critical equipment.” AND…nobody will be punished and the Left’s destruction of our entire country and political system will continue apace.
If you don’t want to use the drone to help protect Trump, calling drone support and stay oe on the line is a good ruse to use as an excuse for not using the drone. Got his ass covered.
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