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Posted on 07/19/2024 9:22:29 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
It keeps getting worse: Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, reportedly flew a drone over the rally area shortly before he executed his attack. Crooks scaled a rooftop unmolested, despite scores of attendees watching him army crawl on the roof, which was left unprotected by the Secret Service, as he lined up to take shots at Trump.
The roof was less than 200 yards from the stage. Donald Trump Jr. responded to this update tweeting, "Just to underscore how crazy this all is, I was once prevented flying my own drone off of the beach at Mar-a-Lago by USSS because my father was inside the house" (via WSJ):
WSJ, breaking: “The gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump was able to fly a drone and get aerial footage of the western Pennsylvania fairgrounds shortly before the former president was set to speak there, law-enforcement officials briefed on the matter said, further underscoring…— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) July 19, 2024
A gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump was able to fly a drone and get aerial footage of the western Pennsylvania fairgrounds shortly before the former president was set to speak there, law-enforcement officials briefed on the matter said, further underscoring the stunning security lapses ahead of Trump’s near assassination.
Thomas Matthew Crooks flew the drone on a programmed flight path earlier in the day on July 13 to scour the Butler Farm Show grounds ahead of Trump’s ill-fated rally, the officials said. The predetermined path, the officials added, suggests Crooks flew the drone more than once as he researched and scoped out the event site.
The 20-year-old would-be assassin fired at least six rounds from the roof of the American Glass Research building roughly 400 feet away from where Trump spoke, killing one spectator, critically injuring two others and leaving Trump with a graze wound to the ear. A Secret Service sniper team shot back, killing Crooks, whose motive remains a mystery.
Multiple investigations are under way into how a gunman was able to climb onto a rooftop with a clear line of sight to Trump and open fire with an AR-15 rifle. Police had become suspicious of Crooks more than an hour earlier, when officers saw him milling about the edges of the rally with a range finder and a backpack.
FOX NEWS ALERT: ‘Trump gunman flew drone over rally site hours before event,’ reports WSJ.
“Unbelievable. There are growing questions for the Secret Service Director - this is getting worse by the day,” says @IngrahamAngle with reaction from @MarshaBlackburn. pic.twitter.com/0YjLudtOJn— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) July 20, 2024
Why the Secret Service left the rooftop unprotected remains the predominant issue, especially since it was flagged as a security vulnerability. There were snipers in the adjacent building at the time of the attack, with another Secret Service sniper team having their sights on Crooks two minutes before he fired the first shot. Yet, even before the rally, the Secret Service was informed that there was a credible threat against Trump’s life 10 minutes before he took the stage but allowed him to proceed anyway.
Trump was the target of an Iranian assassination plot, so he was given increased security, and this shooting still occurred. Trump missed a fatal headshot by millimeters. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) revealed today that most of Trump’s security detail weren’t even Secret Service agents. There is a mountain of questions that need answers. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle should be prepared to be grilled when he testified before the House Oversight Committee on Monday.
Authorities spotted crooks over an hour before he scaled the roof, being caught scouting the location with a rangefinder. It's a security failure worthy of Cheatle's resignation, but she has the protection of Jill Biden, who reportedly pushed for her to get the job.
Just to underscore how crazy this all is, I was once prevented flying MY OWN drone off of the beach at Mar-a-Lago by USSS because my father was inside the house…
Now we have one literally scouting his speech!!! 🤬 https://t.co/M3BAENqT4f— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 20, 2024
UPDATE: What a mess via Bill Melugin:
NEW: Per federal law enforcement source w/ knowledge of the security planning for Trump’s Butler, PA rally, the event was staffed by 22 Secret Service agents, including advance, assault, and sniper teams, 16 HSI agents, and it is believed there was no SS drone in the air.
Per…— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 19, 2024
Per federal law enforcement source w/ knowledge of the security planning for Trump’s Butler, PA rally, the event was staffed by 22 Secret Service agents, including advance, assault, and sniper teams, 16 HSI agents, and it is believed there was no SS drone in the air.
Per source, Secret Service did not request any tactical support from HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) beforehand, including the HSI elite Special Response team. HSI agents were assigned to “post standing” security duties at the street entrance and the media area, and were not responsible for the close proximity around Trump, or the buildings on the exterior of the area where the shooter was.
The entire operational security plan was created and carried out by Secret Service, which told HSI and local law enforcement where they needed bodies, and was responsible for the advance planning.
A 20 year old had a drone and the secret service, with a budget of $3.6 billion, did not. https://t.co/RB3O2lXhbl— Rosie Memos (@almostjingo) July 19, 2024
A drone may have flown, but I doubt that Crooks flew it. Those who took the shots would have needed to know the layout before hand.
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Read another article that said they found the drone in his car
Can it get any worse??
Yes it can
If true, it is becoming obvious he was ALLOWED to do all of this. THIS was their cheat for the elections, the ONLY way for Biden to win without massive voter fraud.
When do we find out Lee Harvey Crooks was a CIA employee?
Trump was the target of an ABC assassination plot, so he was given DEcreased security...
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A lot of things are stated in this piece as facts but with no attribution and with alternatives left unexplored. Has anyone confirmed he had a drone? What are the details of these flights? Where was the drone found? Is this not sounding like someone wants us all to believe in a lone wolf theory since there is no suggestion that perhaps Crooks had an accomplice who flew a drone? And on and on it goes....
Was Ray Epps flying the drone?
They will try again before the election, mark my words.
The demonic left will not stop until they are stopped.
It is far more believable that this was a sanctioned conspiracy to eliminate Trump than just a hapless security detail that made mistakes.
So, if I buy a drone and put it your car, the natural conclusion is that found drone was yours.
That’s basically what this article is saying, assuming the article is actually factually written.
I would like to know more about Mr and Mrs Crooks.
The murderer and would-be assassin Crooks lived some 50 miles away from where this all happened. A 20-year-old went to a semi-distant place, was able to fly a drone over the site, get caught with a range finder, yet allowed to walk away, somehow get himself and a rifle onto an unsecured building with a direct line of sight to President Trump, have many people spot him on the roof. and yet was able to take more than a couple of shots at President Trump. The number of disturbing details are starting to mount up.
The experts conducting acoustic signature analysis disagree with that. They say Crooks got off three shots, then a second shooter fired five or six shots and a final shot some seconds later by the Counter Sniper killed Crooks. The difference in the interval between the first three shots and the interval between the next five or six shots is incredible. The second group of shots were in very rapid succession.
Audio Analysis Is 100% Clear Trump& Crowd Were Shot At By Two Separate People - Peak Prosperity
20 year old dietary assistant at a nursing home was some kind of multi-tasker.
RE: The number of disturbing details are starting to mount up.
What ever happened to the information provided in the Tweety by Congressman Michael Waltz (R–FL) that the shooter had 3 overseas encrypted accounts?
See here:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4252514/posts
and here:
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/1814097332238946776
Have they TRACED the accounts and what they are?
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