1) Yep ... I wondered MK Ultra, earlier.
2) Exactly. And, why wasn’t SS on that perfect line-of-sight rooftop location?
3) The wind, and, not anticipating Pres Trump to turn to look at the jumbotron graphic, at the exact second.
4, 5 and 6 ... AGREE, AGREE and AGREE.
Great observations, all!
On the other hand, if reports of someone rope-climbing up the side of the building is true, I would wonder if this person had the upper-body strength to rope-climb up the side of the building while out in the open.
Perhaps the dupe entered the building through the front door (and was perhaps caught on security cameras), while the expert scaled the side of the building to ensure the dupe was in place and ready to go? (And then left...)
More questions for Mayorkas to answer.
-PJ