Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has despatched a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of the Division of Homeland Safety, highlighting new allegations from a whistleblower concerning the safety measures taken at former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024.
In his letter, Hawley states:
“Expensive Secretary Mayorkas, Since I final wrote to you on July 22, my workplace has acquired new whistleblower allegations that additional name into query your division’s preparations. The American individuals deserve solutions about your historic failure to guard former President Trump on July 13, 2024.”
In line with FBI Director Christopher Wray’s latest testimony to Congress, the assailant used a drone to survey the rally website in preparation for his assault.
Chris Wray mentioned this:
- The Crooks flew a drone across the rally space at 4 PM for 11 minutes; Trump took the stage round 6 p.m.
- The drone was about 200 yards from the stage. And the Secret Service did nothing! This was after the murderer was allowed to deliver a spread finder into the rally with him.
This raises a vital query: why wasn’t the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) utilizing its personal drones, in response to Hawley.
“The whistleblower alleges that the us repeatedly declined gives from native legislation enforcement to make the most of drone know-how to safe the rally. They declare that after the capturing happened, the us reversed course and requested native legislation enforcement to deploy their drone know-how to surveil the positioning within the aftermath of the assault.
In line with one whistleblower, the evening earlier than the rally, U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied gives from an area legislation enforcement accomplice to make the most of drone know-how to safe the rally. Which means that the know-how was each out there to USSS and capable of be deployed to safe the positioning. Secret Service mentioned no.
The whistleblower additional alleges that after the capturing happened, USSS modified course and requested the native accomplice to deploy the drone know-how to surveil the positioning within the aftermath of the assault.
It’s onerous to know why USSS would decline to make use of drones after they had been provided, significantly given the very fact USSS permitted the shooter to overfly the rally space together with his personal drone mere hours earlier than occasion.”
The whistleblower additional alleges that the drones provided by native legislation enforcement had capabilities not solely to establish energetic shooters but in addition assist neutralize any threats.
“The failure to deploy drone know-how is all of the extra regarding since, in response to the whistleblower, the drones USSS was provided had the aptitude not solely to establish energetic shooters but in addition to assist neutralize them.
In order that Congress can proceed its investigation, please present no later than seven days from now all information and communications regarding the availability or use of drones on the July 13, 2024 rally in Butler, PA. You could additionally testify earlier than Congress subsequent week about these staggering safety failures by your division.”
NEW – Whistleblower tells me native legislation enforcement companions & suppliers provided drones to Secret Service BEFORE the rally – however Secret Service declined pic.twitter.com/UM0jfrMc9z
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 25, 2024
