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Secret Service Director Gives Bizarre Reason Why An Agent Wasn't On The Roof Where Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks Opened Fire On Trump As She Rejects Calls To Resign
DAILY MAIL ^ | 07/16/24 | Geoff Earl

Posted on 07/16/2024 8:04:02 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Embattled Secret Service head Kimberly Cheatle has revealed the fateful reason why her agency failed to position an agent on top of the building that a gunman used to carry out an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Cheatle, who is already facing calls to resign over what some lawmakers are calling a massive security failure, said Secret Service officials planning security for Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania considered the warehouse about 150 yards away from where Trump spoke to be a risky position for stationing an agent.

'That building in particular has a sloped roof at its highest point. And so, you know, there's a safety factor that would be considered there that we wouldn't want to put somebody up on a sloped roof,' she told ABC News in an interview Tuesday.

'And so, you know, the decision was made to secure the building, from inside.'

What transpired instead was a security nightmare: Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to scale the building and secure his own position, while law enforcement struggled to locate him even amid pressing warnings from members of the Trump crowd. But there wasn't sufficient time to act on the tips, she explalined.

'The shooter was actually identified as a potential person of suspicion,' Cheatle said. 'Unfortunately, with the rapid succession of how things unfolded, by the time that individual was eventually located, they were on the rooftop and were able to fire off at the former president.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: cheatle; director; excuses; j13; kimberlycheatle; kimcheatle; noslope; outsidetheperimeter; roof; secretservice; slanted; slopedroof; thomasmatthewcrooks
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To: butterdezillion
There is a Raytheon whistleblower who says they have technology that he has personally observed, that allows a manipulator to plant thoughts in a person's mind, heard in their own voice.

This has been around forever - called a WIFE: Widespread Influential Female Entity.


"Do not FISH until lawn is MOWED."

301 posted on 07/17/2024 5:09:41 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Sicon

While true, there have been WAY more misses from this distance.


302 posted on 07/17/2024 5:13:33 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Unacceptable that he missed.


303 posted on 07/17/2024 5:19:26 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Clhild in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: cgbg

This.


304 posted on 07/17/2024 5:20:33 AM PDT by dinodino ( Cut it down anyway. )
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Are we supposed to accept b.s. answers?

We have representatives in Congress who are perfectly capable of accepting bs answers on our behalf.

305 posted on 07/17/2024 6:35:53 AM PDT by Buttons12 (Should, should, should. Fighting words. )
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To: Elsie

We are talking like of sight, not measurements. They claim that he snipers behind and above Trump could not see the sniper because the slope of the roof he was on. You CANNOT do that in photoshop and Google earth. Yeesh.


306 posted on 07/17/2024 6:39:51 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: Eleutheria5

There was a report that the deep state removed SS agents from the rear of JFK’s car, which is where the fragmenting round was fired. Reportedly Oswald used full metal jacket rounds.


307 posted on 07/17/2024 6:41:56 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: butterdezillion

Initial news reports are almost always wrong.


308 posted on 07/17/2024 6:57:09 AM PDT by jdege
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To: jdege

And it is standard practice to make corrections then, and to point out the corrections and why they were made.’

Where was Crooks’ car and how many times did he go back to it to get something more? When did he bring his rifle? And HOW did he bring his rifle, when LE was supposed to be on the lookout for him? Did they have any barriers at all set up to keep people from coming in without going through the metal detectors? Was crawling over the roof of that building the way to get in with a rifle? It sure would have been helpful if the eyes that were in that building had actually been somewhere helpful...


309 posted on 07/17/2024 8:07:39 AM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: Elsie

lol.

I suspect the male mind realizes it is not his own voice he is hearing though.


310 posted on 07/17/2024 8:09:22 AM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: GOPJ
Bongino reports sources tell him she's being pressured to shut up or she'll lose her job. GOP House caucus MUST during during RNC week get united and strong. They have a narrow majority, but Constitution designed the House as the strongest part of the Federal government. If they can't fight back when a growingly popular Trump has, at best, been allowed to be nearly assassinated, with a brave innocent bystander murdered, all shown on live TV, when can they. When the public expectation (sadly falsely) is that these things DON'T happen when OUR SS protects you, yet all that's known of how it happens reeks of at best monumental incompetence and shocks average folk into considering worse, when those responsible are acting guilty they must act united, investigate firmly and accept nothing less than complete cooperation. Anything less should go straight to Inherent Contempt. The votes should be prompt and the GOP caucus must be unanimous.

Never underestimate the power of incompetence, but don't preemptively rule out malice. It is also powerful and common. If she won't talk for fear of losing her job, let her sit in Mike Johnson's jail. She can stay there until the end of the term. After which time it increasingly looks like the Justice department will be on the other side, eager to charge anyone guilty and likely to beat any coverup these clowns may try. Depending on what the evidence shows she might criminally responsible for one count or murder and one count of attempted murder of a former president. IIRC the latter carries a Federal Death penalty. Obstructive witnesses should be told we will investigate fairly and provide due process. But that if the facts go there so will we. They may believe they can steal the election and escape justice. But right now it's not looking good for them and a Biden win would be widely suspicious. The more guilty they act the more voters will turn on them. There has to be some level of fraud they can't cross without even their own partisans recognizing it's a coup, not an election. Alas some of their partisans would accept that, but I'd bet for many that's a bridge too far. They must consider the possibility Trump wins and if so would they have rather have cooperated now.

311 posted on 07/17/2024 8:15:16 AM PDT by JohnBovenmyer (They don't care. We don't scare!)
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To: Enlightened1

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13642595/trump-shot-head-secret-service-armored-car-ex-president.html

In the video it shows woman with phone after shooting. Then it shows an empty seat where she was sitting. Where did she go?

Anybody else seeing it?


312 posted on 07/17/2024 8:24:06 AM PDT by Engedi
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To: butterdezillion
Somebody needs to ask her about that - just like somebody should have asked Pelosi why she refused 10,000 National Guardsmen on J6. The real answer is the same for both: if security had been there who actually intended to do their jobs, these violent acts could not have happened. And they were DESIGNED to happen because they furthered the political ends of the Deep State.

Hats Off to You!... NO ONE has made it any CLEARER or SIMPLER than YOUR EXPLANATION!

313 posted on 07/17/2024 8:50:28 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: cgbg
They will let her make a fool of herself in front of Congressional investigators and then Republicans will be very proud of themselves when she resigns.

Meanwhile the real assassination plotters will walk away free.

EXCELLENT point. Very few on this forum seem to be AWARE of THAT FACT!

314 posted on 07/17/2024 9:11:34 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Buttons12

We have representatives in Congress who are perfectly capable of accepting bs answers on our behalf.

_____________________

Most have never had it so good. The RINOs are not going to rock the boat. They will gaslight their constituents. Nancy Mace has a great office of gaslighters.


315 posted on 07/17/2024 9:15:14 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: butterdezillion

ARs breakdown into shorter pieces. Enough so that they will fit into larger backpacks.


316 posted on 07/17/2024 8:49:09 PM PDT by jdege
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To: wildcard_redneck

I was merely referring to the roof angle (slope) part.


317 posted on 07/17/2024 9:18:12 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: jdege

318 posted on 07/17/2024 9:21:14 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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