Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Burying the Trump assassination plot

FBI investigators dangled a few scraps of information last week about the July 13 attempt to assassinate Donald Trump.

This included photos of the tools used in the crime — material that could have and should have been shared weeks ago.

That’s why it’s a story Mr. Trump’s opponents want buried.

Whatever their culpability, there are others who set Mr. Trump’s protection detail on the path to failure.

Top brass at the Secret Service refused to allocate sufficient resources to secure Mr. Trump’s public events, using obsolete protocols declaring former presidents unworthy of a full detail as an excuse to ignore the size of Mr. Trump’s rallies.

Perhaps this is why Mr. Rowe has yet to allow Congress to hear from the Pittsburgh agents.

Despite ample passage of time, federal officials continue to dodge questions about the lapses in security that allowed Thomas Matthew Crooks to fire eight shots that struck the former president’s ear, killed Corey Comperatore and severely wounded two others. 

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/2/editorial-burying-trump-assassination-plot/

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