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ASSASSIN EYE-WITNESS: Police Are Lying about Rooftop Confrontation of Alleged Sniper – “The Guys on the Second Floor Were Watching – But They Didn’t Do Anything!”
GP ^ | 7/20/24 | Benjamin Wetmore

Posted on 07/20/2024 9:32:57 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano

One often-repeated part of the official story is that a Butler County Sheriff’s Deputy climbed on top of the roof moments prior to the shooting to confront alleged shooter Thomas Crooks, and Crooks responded by pointing a weapon at the Deputy, who then fell off of an eight-foot ladder

Later reports claim that the deputy hurt his ankle and is now walking with a medical boot. Here’s the New York Post repeating that story nationally.

Key witness Greg Smith exclusively told the Gateway Pundit:

“I saw him [the sniper] right before he shots happened, and I didn’t see him turn around and confront anyone. I never saw that and it didn’t happen. We asked all the people around us and in our group and we didn’t see that. I heard the story about the officer falling and hurting his foot, no one saw that. I’ve heard the stories, but I have no idea what they’re talking about.” Explosively, he also relates that the snipers in the 2nd floor section of the AGR building were watching the rooftop shooter as the shots rang out – and did nothing!

“I was looking all around to get law enforcement’s attention before the shots, and I could tell it was coming, because as I was standing there for several minutes I kept thinking ‘why is Trump still talking?’ You expect someone to be on the radio or whatever the protocol is, to get Trump off the stage. I knew this isn’t good. I expected the shots to start, and then they did. It was mass chaos. I was looking at the guys on the second story, my eyes were jumping three or four different places, I could see that they saw him and were looking at him and watching what he was doing, but they didn’t do anything.“ Butler County Sheriffs Deputies have said that their body cameras were turned off and there is no footage available from the incident.


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To: Carriage Hill

“In photographs of the Secret Service snipers, they appeared to be using long-range and powerful rifles that likely fire .300 or .338 cartridges, commonly used by well-trained military snipers.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/secret-service-snipers-trump-rally.html

(I would not rely on NYT for any firearm info)


What Weapons do the Secret Service Use? [2022 Guide]

https://reloadyourgear.com/secret-service-weapons/


61 posted on 07/20/2024 11:47:33 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: AnthonySoprano

The story rang of self-serving lies from the very beginning.

Give him a Polygraph.

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Which story? You have to be specific if we are to know whose story you are talking about.


62 posted on 07/20/2024 11:51:10 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

All the cops body cams are turned off? Who gave that directive?


63 posted on 07/20/2024 11:53:04 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: KamperKen

David Lifton’s book was excellent—very persuasive.

LBJ was deeply involved in the coverup—and probably was one of a “committee” of folks who greenlit JFK for assassination.


64 posted on 07/20/2024 11:56:48 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

There are many witnesses stating they notified cops and Trump was allowed to continue on stage.

Are the authorities trying to go around to intimidate the eyewitnesses into silence?

It was obvious a staged assassination attempt.


65 posted on 07/20/2024 11:57:20 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Gene Eric

It looks like one guy had stereo tracks from two devices and the other stereo tracks from a single device.


66 posted on 07/20/2024 11:59:08 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Carriage Hill

Do you know the SS’ caliber weapons?
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I do not know the caliber, but odds are the weapon of choice would be the match grade .308 caliber. There has been some discussion about wind defection of the bullet, I think it was first raised by Eric Prince. I note the big flag behind Trump was blowing to Trump’s rear indicating a southerly wind direction of perhaps 8 to 10 mph. If the round clipping Trump’s ear was defected ever so slightly in that northerly direction it may have played a factor. However, I would only subscribe to this assessment if the round came from a greater distance than from the known shooter’s location, for, example, from the top of the water tower. That tower looks like it is around 300 feet tall at the top of the tank and then you have the distance to the stage so you are talking at least 500 yards.


67 posted on 07/20/2024 12:01:34 PM PDT by iontheball
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To: P8riot

I don’t own a .223 rifle.

I do own a 5.56x45 NATO rifle with 1:8 twist 18” barrel. Most of it is made by Anderson Manufacturing.

My custom built hunting version, has my own Maple stock and low profile. Only Pinckney rail is on the upper receiver.

I bought a nice scope for it, but am tuning it with flip up shadow ring sights. I may never put the scope on it, but if I want to, I have it.

My favorite load is with Speer 1053 70gr semi Spitzer SP bullet and Varget or AR-Plus powder. I use #41 Winchester NATO spec primers.

Never cared much for AR rifles, until I tried with heavier bullets. It is actually are very good hunting rifle.

It actually feels like a rifle, it is not light. And when I shoot it, there is more recoil than on 55gr ammo.

I have other hunting rifles.


68 posted on 07/20/2024 12:06:15 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

I don’t think witness intimidation is going to work with these witnesses…this is the hard core MAGA crowd. They won’t budge and they - as in this report - will be named witnesses…no unnamed types.


69 posted on 07/20/2024 12:06:33 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (We have not yet achieved peak crazy)
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To: KamperKen

” but many know that a criminal cabal has seized the US government.”

Bump


70 posted on 07/20/2024 12:08:15 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: iontheball; Texas Fossil

Many thanks.


71 posted on 07/20/2024 12:10:53 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: edwinland

Get stuffed, glowie troll.


72 posted on 07/20/2024 12:14:00 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: AnthonySoprano

BKMK


73 posted on 07/20/2024 12:14:33 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: AnthonySoprano

Re: PFauci and the FBI

Ho Lee Fuk
Sum Ting Wong


74 posted on 07/20/2024 12:16:54 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

I don’t think witness intimidation is going to work with these witnesses…this is the hard core MAGA crowd. They won’t budge and they - as in this report - will be named witnesses…no unnamed types.
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I was listening to an interview of Scott Ritter who made what I thought was a good suggestion, which was that the House should commission an independent investigative body whose members would be made up of seasoned state LE officers selected by state governors. The idea would be to get the investigators and their control and influence out of the swamp and closer to the American people.


75 posted on 07/20/2024 12:20:29 PM PDT by iontheball
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To: Paladin2

Okay. So the tighter snap-thumps could possibly be from a different source closer to the same shooter.


76 posted on 07/20/2024 12:23:18 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist! )
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To: Gene Eric

Planned...intentional...blown. The coverup is ongoing.


77 posted on 07/20/2024 12:37:22 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp??)
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To: absalom01

I still lean toward a loser being nudged into doing it and the protection team being accidentally on purpose just to late to respond. I think once the protection units realized it was too late, they were forced to take the kid out.


78 posted on 07/20/2024 12:51:44 PM PDT by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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To: cgbg
In these kind of Deep State crimes cases the locals are ordered to be silent or lose their job.

Die Hard: Lose the grid or you lose your job...

79 posted on 07/20/2024 12:52:41 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
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To: iontheball

An excellent plan, I hope the House does this.


80 posted on 07/20/2024 12:55:35 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (We have not yet achieved peak crazy)
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