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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: Swanks

Multiple shooters?


21 posted on 07/14/2024 1:07:19 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: CFW

That won’t pass the smell test.


22 posted on 07/14/2024 1:08:08 AM PDT by antceecee ( )
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To: Angelino97

They didn’t miss him.

The FBI placed him.


23 posted on 07/14/2024 1:08:09 AM PDT by NoLibZone (Sadly,a ranchers right to shoot their dog is a bigger issue to conservatives than Christian rights.)
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To: Angelino97

Were the two snipers on the rooftop Secret Service, or Police? Their black uniforms said Police.


24 posted on 07/14/2024 1:08:41 AM PDT by fso301
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To: basalt

Yes, I was joking. I went on google earth street view and you can “drive” into the parking lot of the AGR facility. I didn’t see (limited view though) any way to get onto the roof. Most roofs that I’m familiar with would be impossible to get up on without a ladder.


25 posted on 07/14/2024 1:08:48 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: antceecee
This was a hit by deep state that failed.

Now we know why Judge Merchan postponed Trump's prison sentence from July to September. It's much cleaner and easier for Dems to kill off Trump than to deal with the political upheaval that will follow Trump's sentencing.

26 posted on 07/14/2024 1:10:09 AM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Angelino97

BTTT


27 posted on 07/14/2024 1:10:18 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: Swanks

The Fey Wray is guilty.


28 posted on 07/14/2024 1:10:30 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Swanks

The Fey Wray is guilty.


29 posted on 07/14/2024 1:10:30 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: 21twelve

shooter had to go there days before and scouted it out. Still cant believe he got that close. Even CNN is roasting the SS for this.


30 posted on 07/14/2024 1:12:18 AM PDT by basalt
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To: Right_Wing_Madman
And the gunman was allowed to take the closest rooftop with the best and most direct view of Trump (and still missed).

He was actually a pretty good shot.

Daily Mail reports that Trump moved his head just as the gun was fired. Had Trump not shifted at that specific moment, he might be dead.

31 posted on 07/14/2024 1:12:30 AM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97

I am surprised (not) that the roof tops were not secured or that people on the ground were yelling “he got a gun” and “he is on the roof” before the shots were fired yet they waited until the sniper began firing before taking him out


32 posted on 07/14/2024 1:12:41 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Angelino97
The media received their instructions as to how to handle the assassination attempt. Image
33 posted on 07/14/2024 1:15:02 AM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW
Trump as almost martyr has been essentially handed the presidency on a platter

The attempt on Reagan's life earned him sympathy from across the mainstream political spectrum (the extreme left excepted).

But 2024 is not 1981. I doubt Trump is a martyr to half the country. That half wishes Trump had been killed.

34 posted on 07/14/2024 1:16:21 AM PDT by Angelino97
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

I’m glad to know there is someone with even less faith in the system than me. It’s almost... almost... Like a ray of hope.


I’ve been watching democrats for decades. I have reasons for my lack of faith in the “system”.


35 posted on 07/14/2024 1:16:21 AM PDT by CFW
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To: ponygirl

Say whut?

Please splain whut you be talking ‘bout.


36 posted on 07/14/2024 1:17:46 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: ponygirl

Say whut?

Please splain whut you be talking ‘bout.


37 posted on 07/14/2024 1:17:46 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: basalt

Looking at the GE image again, there appears to be a low-roofed connection between the buildings - maybe 8 feet tall judging from the doorways.

Lots of wood pallets on the loading dock. He could have dragged one of those over to the 8-foot tall flat roof and used it as a ladder and then pulled himself up. And then go up another 3 feet to the gently sloping roof. Two trees are also between the sidewalk and the flat roof section so he could be mostly hidden as he climbed up.

But it sure seems he must have planned it out to some degree, and knew (or lucked out) how the stage would be set up.


38 posted on 07/14/2024 1:18:16 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: Angelino97
“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 (sic) told reporters.

A huge lift? One officer with a pistol on that roof could have prevented anyone from getting up on it. His presence alone would have caused the perp to abandon the idea. It was within 400 ft. of the stage, that's not a long shot with a rifle.

39 posted on 07/14/2024 1:19:08 AM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: Darksheare
"Hopefully it isn't like that, it's just incompetence."

No. At this level, there are no "accidents". It played out almost the way they had planned. Except President Trump refused to cooperate.

Funny that the SS did not show up with the other LEOs for the press briefing.

40 posted on 07/14/2024 1:21:15 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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