Durbin to Acting Secret Service Director: Why Wasn’t Trump Shooter Identified as Dangerous Despite Range Finder?
Law enforcement identified the shooter as suspicious. Durbin: “And nothing happened.”
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) wanted to know why the Secret Service didn’t consider the man who shot former President Donald Trump a dangerous individual despite having a range finder:
Durbin asked, “What is the purpose of a range finder? And once this assassin was identified as using a range finder, wasn’t that proof positive that he was a dangerous individual?”
Rowe replied, “So I’ll say, Senator, that obviously somebody is trying to determine where they are in proximity to a location, a fixed location. I’ll defer, to my colleague here, but I believe it was recreation or sports related. I thought I had read that it was a golf range finder. Nonetheless, it still would have provided him the ability to provide the distance that he was away from his intended target.”
“Wasn’t that enough?” Durbin followed-up.
“As far as raising suspicion… I think he was identified as being suspicious by local law enforcement,” Rowe said.
“And nothing happened,” said Durbin.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr.: “I think [the Trump shooter] was identified as being suspicious by local law enforcement.”
Sen. Durbin: “And nothing happened?”
Ronald Rowe Jr.: “I know that local law enforcement was attempting to locate him.” pic.twitter.com/kl4kE9CZjM
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The new director has only been on the job three days and has already learned how back pedal, use deflection and become adept at flinging weasel words.
biden was seen rubbing a magic lamp just moments before the attempt on trumps life
Obama has told Biden several times that he does not like being rubbed.
“I believe it was recreation or sports related. I thought I had read that it was a golf range finder.”
Seriously?
Let’s see…Here’s a golf range finder:
https://www.bushnellgolf.com/products/laser-rangefinders/tour-v6/
Here’s one for hunting:
https://www.bushnell.com/rangefinders/view-all-rangefinders/nitro-1800-laser-rangefinder/BU-LN1800IGG.html
Yup, I see what he means…I’d totally be able to tell the difference between the two at a glance from a distance.
Pull my other leg…it’s got bells on.
Durbin not being a dick for once in his life – probably the only time.
Most range finders have a small amount of magnification built into them. It’s conceivable that someone would use one for a better view from short distances.
However, snot waffle was immediately determined to be suspicious by law enforcement. The failure was not in thinking the range finder use was innocent behavior. The failure was not following up and questioning the snot waffle about the behavior.