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FBI surprised how Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks fired off many shots before Secret Service killed him at rally
New York Post ^ | July 14, 2024 | Patrick Reilly

Posted on 07/14/2024 12:48:16 AM PDT by Angelino97

Law enforcement officials admitted it was “surprising” how the gunman was able to get so many shots off in the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump before he was taken out by Secret Service snipers.

During a press conference early Sunday, officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police deferred several questions about security to the Secret Service — who were notably absent.

When asked if he was surprised at the number of shots the gunman was able to take at a former president, Kevin Rojek, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office, said: “It is surprising but, to get all the details of that will come out later in the investigation.”

“The Secret Service really needs to answer that question,” he added, noting that they are in charge of securing the scene and the FBI were just there to support them.

Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens attempted to offer a defense for the Secret Service over the security lapse that nearly caused Trump his life.

“In their defense, what I would want to say is it is incredibly difficult to have a venue open to the public and secure that against any possible threat against a determined attacker, that’s a huge lift to try and do it,” Bidens told reporters.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: assassinationattempt; bidensfault; dei; doj; fallguys; fbi; feminism; fib; hillarysfault; incompetence; maxwellyearick; merrickgarland; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkpost; nlz; obamasfault; pennsylvania; secretservice; thomascrooks; thomasmatthewcrooks; thomasmcrooks; trump; trumpshotbutokay
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To: MayflowerMadam

Hope those witnesses that alerted the cops about the guy on the roof will be called before any enquiry....or will it be a Warren Commission event?


121 posted on 07/14/2024 4:56:29 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Swanks

Yup…it was my first and continuing thought about all this!


122 posted on 07/14/2024 5:00:10 AM PDT by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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To: Bookshelf

The dirtbag Biden was trying to blame Trump for what happened because his crowds are so large.


123 posted on 07/14/2024 5:00:22 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Paladin2

or more importantly the treasonous law weaponizer Judge


124 posted on 07/14/2024 5:02:33 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: Angelino97

The KILLER WAS ON A ROOFTOP CLOSEST TO TRUMP!!! CORRUPT SS AGENTS!!!


125 posted on 07/14/2024 5:07:03 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Churchillspirit

“Hope those witnesses that alerted the cops about the guy on the roof will be called before any enquiry.”

Last night, MTG said they definitely will.


126 posted on 07/14/2024 5:12:36 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's not as if Biden has the nuclear codes or anything. 😳)
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To: Angelino97

Unexpected!


127 posted on 07/14/2024 5:29:33 AM PDT by Gasshog (INDE)
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To: Angelino97

Yeah it was pretty clear from the get go that the shooter didn’t miss , the target moved.


128 posted on 07/14/2024 5:34:12 AM PDT by TalBlack (I We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: meyer

Bongino’s “emergency” post assassination show which I found by searching Rumble for Bongino, covered this. That show was done very quick, Dan hadn’t then learned from where the shots came. But he said protocol for any attempted presidential or former presidential assassination is that FBI rather than SS investigate. Have consider SS could be guilty and covering it up.


129 posted on 07/14/2024 5:34:54 AM PDT by JohnBovenmyer (Biden/Harris events are called dodo ops)
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To: Angelino97

The “election” of Trump was not helped one iota from this assassination attempt unless the voting is fair which many believe still is not. The only difference now is to make more Trump votes disappear and manufacture more for Biden (or whomever they put in his place) by ballot stuffing, Dominion or by whatever means necessary.


130 posted on 07/14/2024 5:36:44 AM PDT by KierkegaardMAN (I never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.)
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To: antceecee

“This was a hit by deep state that failed.“

“This was a hit by deep state that failed.“

“This was a hit by deep state that failed.“

“This was a hit by deep state that failed.“

“This was a hit by deep state that failed.“

“This was a hit by deep state that failed.“


131 posted on 07/14/2024 5:38:30 AM PDT by joethedrummer (We can't vote our way out of this, folks..)
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To: Angelino97

About 50 years ago RR spoke at the center of downtown. Our office had a view of the podium. Our senior partner had an old western saddle rifle on his wall on a plaque possible visible trough the glass and across his office. About 5 minutes before RR took the stage the SS barged in and commandeered the office. Inside and up 14 floors. Until the great one was finished.

That’s how it used to be.


132 posted on 07/14/2024 5:46:47 AM PDT by anton
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To: thescourged1

“What really bugged me too is how long the SS kept Trump in the killzone and standing upright with the smallest agent (the chick) to his front in the huddle.”

Yes, very good point, but all that was needed, evidently, was for the little female SS agent to reach way up to shield Trump’s head with her little hand. Yes, that is superb protection.


133 posted on 07/14/2024 5:57:08 AM PDT by odawg
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To: ronnie raygun

You are CORRECT.
4,5,6 shots,pause, louder,single shot.

Shooter is down.

SECONDS between shooters quick shots and sniper kill shot means spotter/sniper already zeroed in on shooter.

According to a witness, SS was aware of them pointing to the man on the roof with a rifle. Did nothing until AFTER shooter got off several rounds.


134 posted on 07/14/2024 5:57:42 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: TigersEye

It isnt a case of perfection being possible. It’s a question of was what happened easily foreseeable and preventable? And it was. Easily. Deepstate. So many people predicted this beforehand it’s ridiculous.


135 posted on 07/14/2024 5:59:38 AM PDT by TalBlack (I We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: ifinnegan

Also, why did no one spot the prepositioned ladder ... he didn’t flap his arms and land on the roof.


136 posted on 07/14/2024 6:00:37 AM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (We used to be a Republic, we are now a Fascist Klepto-Thugocracy.)
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To: Swanks

“Yeah. FBI IS surprised snipers let him get a few more shots in. They thought, he would get the one in then, the deep state would end it after that first shot.”

The shooter was most likely an FBI asset. The secret service cannot be so incompetent as to allow unfettered access to a rooftop only 130 yards away.


137 posted on 07/14/2024 6:20:14 AM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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To: hole_n_one

Last night the camera shots we had led me to believe that the roof had the peak on one side, it appears from this that the roof the shooter was on has obstructions that the shooter could have been crawling behind.

When I went to google earth I could “drive” down the main road in front of the farm. When I got to Whitestown Road to turn and go over to that building the images jump to a different date when the road was closed.


138 posted on 07/14/2024 6:30:50 AM PDT by gnarledmaw (Hivemind liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives select servants.)
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To: OldHarbor

One Stinking Drone...
My thoughts Exactly.


139 posted on 07/14/2024 6:40:30 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: Angelino97

“FBI surprised how Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks fired off many shots before Secret Service killed him at rally”

I can see Babylon Bee’s counter-headline: “FBI surprised that they allowed to shooter to have so many shots at Trump and he could barely hit him”.


140 posted on 07/14/2024 6:55:19 AM PDT by BobL
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