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Secret Service top brass encouraged agents not to request additional security for Donald Trump ’s Butler, Pa. rally last month where a would-be assassin nearly killed the former president, according to a whistleblower.
By allegedly informing agents not to ask for extra security in the formal request, the Secret Service was “effectively denying these assets through informal means,” Hawley claimed in the letter to Rowe.Democratic dynasty heir RFK Jr. endorses Republican Trump after suspending 2024 presidential campaign
The resources requested included counter-sniper teams — which were ultimately approved a day before the event — and counter-surveillance division personnel, who were not at the rally. Those sidelined include one member of Trump’s personal protective team and four Secret Service members, including the special agent in charge. The agents remain employed by the agency but are barred from working in the field and doing investigative work.local law enforcement offered to help with drone technology at the campaign rally, but was turned down by the Secret Service.
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