another summary of what happened

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/s...sassination-attempt/

A sniper from a local tactical team deployed to assist the U.S. Secret Service at former President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday took a picture of the gunman and saw him looking through a rangefinder minutes before he tried to assassinate the former president, a local law enforcement officer with direct knowledge of the events told CBS News.

The sniper was one of three snipers, members of local tactical teams, who were stationed inside the building that the shooter used in the attack, the officer said. The operations plan had them stationed inside, looking out windows toward the rally, scanning the crowd. The details about the three snipers were first reported by the local news outlet BeaverCountian.com.

One sniper inside spotted the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, outside and looking up at the roof, observing the building and disappearing, according to the officer who spoke to CBS News. The sniper observed Crooks as he returned to the building, sat down and looked at his phone. At that point, one of the local snipers took a picture of Crooks.

Next, the local sniper observed Crooks looking through a rangefinder, an instrument routinely used by marksmen to determine the distance of a target, and he immediately radioed to the command post, according to the local law enforcement officer. The local sniper also attempted to send the photo of the gunman up the chain of command.

The command post, according to multiple law enforcement officials, served as a central hub to streamline communications between U.S. Secret Service and the local officers from nearby state and county police forces. It is unclear if the command post received the alert.

Officials then lost track of Crooks, who disappeared, but soon returned for a third time with a backpack. The local sniper team called for backup — alerting the command post that the gunman had a backpack and was walking toward the back of the building.

By the time other local officers responded to the backup request, the gunman had scaled the building, positioning himself above and behind the local snipers inside the building, according to the officer.

Two other municipal police officers who heard the call for backup attempted to climb onto the roof. Butler County Sheriff Michael Sloupe told CBS Pittsburgh station KDKA that an armed municipal officer with Butler Township was hoisted by another officer onto the roof of the building where the gunman had taken a position. Crooks focused his rifle towards the officer who ultimately let go, falling off the roof. Moments later, the shooter began firing into the crowd.

A U.S. Secret Service sniper stationed in a building behind the former president fired off one round, according to multiple law enforcement officials, killing the gunman. Two federal law enforcement officers told CBS News the Secret Service team that ultimately killed the shooter was located on a building behind Trump's left shoulder.

Secret Service chief agrees to testify to House lawmakers about Trump assassination attempt
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has agreed to testify to the House Oversight Committee as Republicans ramp up efforts to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

The committee's Republican chairman, Rep. James Comer, subpoenaed Cheatle for her testimony, requesting her appearance before lawmakers on July 22.

Arutz Sheva

Should be required to testify tomorrow or Frida at the latest. Hammer these SOBs!!

they had plenty of resources to protect Trump. They ignored the surveillance for hours, they ignored the bystanders warning them, they failed to prevent Trump from taking the dais with full knowledge of the suspicious person on the premises, they failed to direct the agents to remove Trump after receiving intel in real time about a known threat on the roof, they failed to permit snipers to take out the shooter.

greater resources may have allowed apprehension of the shooter much earlier, but doesn't explain why all of the subsequent opportunities, over the course of an hour, were ignored. based on what the SS and police have allowed to be divulged, alone, it's a train wreck. i believe there is much more to it, all of the security experts are saying it doesn't add up.

This incompetent, unqualified DEI bitch deserves every last bit of this, and more. Incredible that she has the unmitigated gall to SHOW HER FUCKING FACE at the RNC.

She looks and behaves like someone who knows that she's going to lose the job she should never have had.

https://x.com/TrutherAmerica/s.../1813759271383007498

Ugh.

Dr Martin Luther King Jr was a Republican, NOT a Democrat.

Why would the USSS Director even show up at the convention of either of the major political parties? They aren't supposed to be partisan, and they aren't field officers, so just what did she think she was going to accomplish by showing up there?

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Why would the USSS Director even show up at the convention of either of the major political parties? They aren't supposed to be partisan, and they aren't field officers, so just what did she think she was going to accomplish by showing up there?

Excellent question. I doubt that she has a reasonable answer.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
As a practicing Luddite...

They make great luggage.

Right up there with Mary Sampsonite.

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Why would the USSS Director even show up at the convention of either of the major political parties?

Truly bizarre.

^She's there acting like she is double checking the security. I wouldn't let her guard the cheetos at a gas station.

Its almost like that bitch is trying to rub it in Trumps face. This just keeps getting weirder.

Id have given a lot of cash to see senator Blackburn go throw a punch at that CUnext Tuesday. I hope they told her to GTFO, she wasn’t welcome in that building

I have been looking back through this thread and trying to find a photo of the failed assassin lying on the roof. It was taken from a drone or helicopter from a fair distance above. The body is lying alone on the roof and there was a blood trail down the metal roof. Just curious about location of some of his kit as to where it was located after his expiration date passed. It may have not been in this thread but I ran across it somewhere. If someone can give me a link it would be much appreciated.

VP Vance is sounding pretty good tonight.

It could have been Parkland all over again, but by the grace of God, it was not.

Emergency Room Patient Captures Moment Trump Arrives to Hospital in Butler, PA After Assassination Attempt

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/1813557902902284710

Sorry, but I gotta

https://x.com/TimRunsHisMouth/.../1813771506637521125

Sorry, but I'm pretty sure the first was Obama.