US Secret Service officials have kept federal auditors from Donald Trump's campaign events to hide "That the former president is not receiving a consistent level of protective assets," according to new whistleblower allegations.
Sen. Josh Hawley revealed the claims in a Tuesday letter to Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe - and demanded immediate answers about whether the protective agency was impeding an internal investigation into the 45th president's security detail.
"The whistleblower alleges that the Secret Service denied access to auditors because the former president is not receiving the full level of protective assets for all of his events, and Secret Service leadership wants to obscure or simply conceal this fact," Hawley wrote.
"As you continue to audit the agency's programs and activities, you should be aware of these allegations, which indicate that the Secret Service is not in fact cooperating with your auditors and is instead painting a false picture," the Missouri Republican added.
The Secret Service deployed counter-snipers for the first time to the July 13 Butler rally after higher-ups received a "Credible intelligence" threat, but agents on the ground were not made aware, a Senate committee report said last month.
On Trump's golf outing, a Secret Service agent walking ahead of the former president on the course spied a rifle barrel and opened fire, causing Routh to flee without getting a shot off.
The Post has reached out to reps for the Secret Service, DHS OIG and the Trump campaign.
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