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Whistleblower Reveals Shocking Detail About Butler, PA Trump Rally
Townhall.com ^ | 23 August A.D. 2024 | Rebecca Downs

Posted on 08/23/2024 4:57:41 PM PDT by lightman

When it comes to the assassination attempt against former and potentially future President Donald Trump on July 13, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has been sharing details from whistleblowers about the incident, with more chilling details still coming out.

As he revealed in a letter sent to Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, a whistleblower "alleges that officials at Secret Service headquarters encouraged agents in charge of the trip not to request any additional security assets in its formal manpower request--effectively denying these assets through informal means."

Not only is such information particularly damning to the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and how they have been handling the attempt on Trump's life, it also contradicts what Rowe previously told Congress.

"You must explain this apparent contradiction immediately," Hawley also wrote, after pointing out that Rowe "repeatedly suggested that no security assets had been denied for the Butler event." Rowe, as Hawley pointed out, even claimed that he had been "very transparent and forthcoming."

Hawley's letter goes into further detail about the denial. "According to the allegations, officials within this office preemptively informed the Pittsburgh field office that the Butler rally was not going to receive additional security resources because Trump is a former president and not the incumbent President or Vice President. According to the whistleblower, the manpower request did not include extra security resources because agents on the ground were told not to ask for them in the first place," the letter continued.

In demanding more information from Rowe "immediately, and publicly," Hawley also emphasized that "Your actions to place some field agents on leave are not enough. These serious allegations suggest that the failures to protect the former president extended to top officials at the agency."

🚨🚨 NEW - Whistleblower says Secret Service HQ told agents working the Butler PA event NOT to request additional manpower resources for the rally & warned any such requests would be denied. Contradicts Director Rowe testimony, who said no resources were ever denied pic.twitter.com/85sHTAI82u — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) August 23, 2024

Rowe came into the position after now former Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned last month, 10 days after Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One man, Corey Comperatore, died and others were injured.

Earlier on Friday, Fox News reported that the Secret Service placed agents on leave, with Hawley reposting Chad Pergram to note it was "Long overdue," as well as point out that he had made such a call weeks ago, and that such a delay was "inexplicable - and inexcusable."

A bipartisan House task force is also investigating the assassination attempt, as Leah has been covering.

Long overdue https://t.co/EDhKphoo4z — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) August 23, 2024

I called for this weeks ago. The delay is inexplicable - and inexcusable https://t.co/EDhKphoo4z — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) August 23, 2024


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 20240713; assassination; assassinationattempt; butler; butlertrumprally; chadpergram; cheatle; hawley; joshhawley; pergram; ronaldrowe; trump; usss; ussswhistleblower; whistleblower
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Tine to start thinking: Which Republicans would have the most to gain if DJT were taken out?

Where's Nikki?

1 posted on 08/23/2024 4:57:41 PM PDT by lightman
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FReepmail me to be added to the list

2 posted on 08/23/2024 4:59:07 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman

Rowe needs to answer two questions:
Cigarette?
Blindfold?


3 posted on 08/23/2024 5:01:18 PM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: lightman
"Tine to start thinking: "

About conducting an inventory of your basic load for your modern day pitch forks.

4 posted on 08/23/2024 5:03:40 PM PDT by mosaicwolf
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To: lightman

Bookmark


5 posted on 08/23/2024 5:21:33 PM PDT by dragnet2 (It's not complicated, just vote for the only guy they want to imprison and kill)
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To: lightman

These fags in the turd roller “media” keep saying it is Trump who is always counting crowd size. The boyz need to read their own crap they’ve been flushing on America for the past four months. I’ve never seen the that much crap in one place that they decorated the Hoo Doo Queen with. The idiots tell the pollsters they don’t trust the “media” and then believe everything the “media” tells them. Many are convinced that the Voo Doo Hoo Doo is Abraham Lincoln in black face.


6 posted on 08/23/2024 5:30:57 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The Banana Voo Doo Queen is putting illegal scumbags on a Free Ride on the American Dream Express.)
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To: lightman

George Conway? Mittens? Liz Jaysixer, The Zingermeister.


7 posted on 08/23/2024 5:33:41 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The Banana Voo Doo Queen is putting illegal scumbags on a Free Ride on the American Dream Express.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Voo Doo Hoo Doo
8 posted on 08/23/2024 5:34:35 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: mosaicwolf

I have a hay fork. Perfect for the job
Need some torches. Lots of hay across from my house


9 posted on 08/23/2024 5:44:02 PM PDT by TStro (God created everyone equal. Samuel Colt made them polite)
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To: lightman

JFK


10 posted on 08/23/2024 5:48:34 PM PDT by knarf
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“It’s time to put trump in the bullseye.”

Even snopes admits biden said that 5 days before the shooting.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-trump-bullseye/

Why doesn’t trump talk about this.? This was a DNC hitjob.


11 posted on 08/23/2024 5:48:55 PM PDT by Diversity Is Our Weakness
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To: lightman
“this apparent contradiction”

Formally it is called Lack Of Candor.

12 posted on 08/23/2024 5:51:03 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: lightman

I think you need some rope to hang Mayorkas, but before it’s done— MAKE him reveal who gave the order.


13 posted on 08/23/2024 5:51:29 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: lightman

U.S. Secret Service administrators:

- Mayorkas
- et al

BETRAYED the United States.


14 posted on 08/23/2024 5:51:38 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: lightman

Rowe said he had 16 sleepless nights.

I bet.

He missed. Shit? What now?


15 posted on 08/23/2024 5:52:59 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (there will come a day when FR rejects articles from the NYT, et al. as "Commie trash, no thank you")
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To: TStro

All I’ve got is a K-bar that was modified back in WW2 to “cut both ways” ... but it’ll do!


16 posted on 08/23/2024 6:25:07 PM PDT by The Duke (Not without incident)
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To: lightman

That office should have requested additional resources anyway, to cover their asses. Especially after being told not to.


17 posted on 08/23/2024 6:50:47 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: lightman

Nikki/Mike P


18 posted on 08/23/2024 7:15:49 PM PDT by tinamina (Remember when Biden said “we have developed the most sophisticated voting fraud system ever”? )
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To: bray

We already knew Rowe was a scumbag. He was the one who denied Trump’s requests for additional security leading up to Butler. This whole government needs to be dismantled from the top down. Every government agency should be put on the chopping block. All they do is lie, screw up and waste money. They really excel at wasting money.


19 posted on 08/23/2024 7:23:59 PM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: lightman

This guy Rowe must be charged with treason along with Cheatle, indicted and tried. When found guilty of deliberately allowing the shooter to nearly kill Trump (raw treason), executed per the constitution. I am old and long-ago sick of your corruption.


20 posted on 08/23/2024 8:01:04 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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