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There's *ANOTHER* Disturbing Update on the Trump Assassination Attempt
Townhall ^ | 07/19/2024 | Matt Vespa

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.

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. 

UPDATE:  What a mess via Bill Melugin:

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.



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 20240713; 2024p7; assassination; assassinationplot; dhs; drone; failedassassination; shooter; thomasmatthewcrooks; trump
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To: cgbg
He had a young woman that worked at the Mexican Embassy in Mexico City tortured until she would say that Lee Harvey Oswald had applied for a visa to Cuba, a lie that the FBI and CIA spread.

He is just one of the many creepy bastards that work/worked for the CIA.

121 posted on 07/20/2024 2:08:57 PM PDT by OldHarbor (strained statutory arguments, appeals to inconsistent history, reliance on out-of-circuit authority)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

This was great analysis.


122 posted on 07/20/2024 4:05:54 PM PDT by azkathy (We the people are FED UP-pun intended)
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To: lightman
...with an AR-15 _____ rifle.

Well; at least STYLE is no longer being used.

123 posted on 07/20/2024 4:23:04 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Harpotoo
Decreased security because of “Lady MacBiden”?
124 posted on 07/20/2024 4:24:02 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: Saintgermain

GPS uses time-of-flight of the RF signal to determine distance
to the satellite.

Signals from 3 or more satellites can let the receiver pinpoint where it is located.

With multiple phones recording the shots, the known locations of the phones can then be used to pinpoint where the shots came from.

I’ve not seen this data yet.


125 posted on 07/20/2024 4:30:10 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: crusher2013

I need no drone, as I have GoogleEarth!

I can see the layout from central Indiana!


126 posted on 07/20/2024 4:31:36 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Nervous Tick

CoPilot was no help finding it.


127 posted on 07/20/2024 4:37:38 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
He even postulates the lack of echo on the second group of shots was because the shooter was indoors.

Bad logic.

If no echo could be heard, no SHOT could be heard either.

Indoors... BAH!

128 posted on 07/20/2024 4:39:30 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: jonrick46

What weapons are those?

The shirts say POLICE - not SS!


129 posted on 07/20/2024 4:41:04 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: jonrick46
A Secret Service sniper team shot back

Uh... where were THEY located?

The guys on the roof have POLICE on their shirts.

130 posted on 07/20/2024 4:42:22 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: jonrick46
That view of the SS snipers you see in the photo...

SS?

The shirts say POLICE!

131 posted on 07/20/2024 4:43:33 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Vendome

Show me this ‘window’.


132 posted on 07/20/2024 4:44:20 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Texas Fossil
And that he had used it more than once.

DUH!

Who LEARNS TO FLY on Assassination Day?

133 posted on 07/20/2024 4:45:53 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Labyrinthos

If Trump WAS ‘shielded’, then the shooter would merely blast right through any human to get to Trump.


134 posted on 07/20/2024 4:49:29 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Texas Fossil
DOJ, FBI, HHS and CIA are all in on this.P>I highly doubt this.

Too many folks to keep quiet.

135 posted on 07/20/2024 4:50:31 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: dforest
I guess they may try another way now.

With a LOT of collateral damage!

136 posted on 07/20/2024 4:51:54 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Here ya go

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mytopo.quad/ustopo/PA_Butler_20160728_TM_geo.jpg

Google earth says the altitude of the land is around 1344 ASL.

Fairly level in the area.


137 posted on 07/20/2024 5:02:20 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Blurb2350
... using a zipline!

Hooked to what on the ground?

138 posted on 07/20/2024 5:03:34 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

Never mind. #78 showed it.


139 posted on 07/20/2024 5:05:45 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

I totally missed taking a close look at the words on the police’ shirt. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

The police sniper (I think it was one of the two in the photos) did good.


140 posted on 07/20/2024 5:06:31 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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